One of the main purposes of the United States government is to make policy that is relevant and

Dr. Laura Barberena was able to address some of the points which dieter and hinder women’s role in politics. She noted that one of the main reasons why few women put themselves forward for election is said to be a lack of female role models in politics. This is a great point. If someone does not see someone else like themselves succeeding in a certain field, they are less likely to jump into the field (i.e. women in STEM fields).

In contrast, American women hold a minor role in political participation. With only 84 of 435 seats, women face more challenges in American politics than men. (Catalyst) For example, we can look at the most recent election where Hillary Clinton was the victim to many implicit gender bias’. In order to elect the most qualified person to lead a country shouldn’t gender be taken out of the equation? Plato’s approach focuses on electing those who are most qualified and justly, eliminates gender as a factor.

Sexism in media against female candidates has a huge impact on their political success. For one, sexist remarks against female candidates influence their voters. Sexist remarks made by the media influences almost every potential voter less likely to cast a ballot in favor for the female candidate. A hypothetical congressional race between women candidate "Jane Smith" and male candidate "Dan Jones" was introduced to a group of survey participants. Half of the

In reality, however, women are equally and in some ways more qualified to hold leadership positions than men. Although there is no single explanation for why women are underrepresented in politics, the gender gap in the political arena stems from the lack of female participation in elections as women are often discouraged or feel threatened by society to run for political office. Young women who aspire a career in politics encounter both structural and emotional barriers, which prevent them from running for political office. Women battle issues of self-confidence, face stereotypes, and derive false perceptions of political campaigns, all of which broaden the gender gap in the political

As well, a woman’s place in the government was significantly different to a man’s. Geraldine Ferraro says, “For all that my female colleagues and I had achieved, we still had to more, work harder, and produce more to be judged the same as men” (Ferraro 57). She also says, “So much had changed…I arrived in Congress…I had joined the Congress Women's Caucus. But there were far to women in the House and Senate-only eleven Democrats and six Republicans to sway 435 votes” (Ferraro 41). Her evidence supporting the gender positions is evidenced by the ratio of men to women serving jobs in the government. She even goes on to acknowledge that if a woman works harder and is more efficient compared to the quality of a man’s work, at the end of the day

Within the past 50 years, there has been an increasing amount of women in the government. Whether these women hold powerful positions such as Secretary of State, or hold minor positions such as PTA President, a political revolution is brewing. The United States of America is lacking substantially with regards to females in office, in fact if one were to look statistically at the amount of women in the government, the United States is failing tremendously. Although the United States likes to claim that they are the land of opportunities, it seems as if the only ones reaping those benefits are cis white males. But, there are women who choose to break the glass ceiling and attempt to explore the opportunities that are in front of them, and one

When one reflects upon the various characteristics of all the previous presidents in the history of America, one trait has remained unchanged: they have all been male. In well over 200 years and 57 presidential elections, the United States has never elected a woman as president. Still more telling, a woman has never even been nominated to run for president at the top of the ticket of a major national political party in the U.S., and only two, Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin, have been selected for the number two slot. Nevertheless, women have been running for the nation’s highest office even before they earned the right to vote in 1920 with the passage of the 19th Amendment. In 1872 Victoria Claflin Woodhull became the first woman to

In fact, fifty-seven percent of women in the United States participate in the workforce today. This states that women in the U.S are more involved in having a job, and becoming more courageous. “Don't let being a woman hold you back from the leader that you're destined to be.” This quote was said by Jamie Farsnel, who is a successful busnesswoman. This testimony provides encouragement to women from some of Farsnel’s observations and experiences. The motivation will reach the success that a woman wants, the hard work will reach goals that a woman has, and the positive optimism that a woman may have could reach others in need for inspiration. In one brief story, a woman, who was at the age of forty-five, was a political business women, and worked for the government. In the year of 2013, a thought finally came into her mind. The thought was that she remembered her long-lost dream ever since she was a little girl. That dream was becoming the president of the United States of America. She knew she had the education for it, she knew she had the skills of becoming president, and she knew she could accomplish her dream if she worked hard at it. But would other people refuse to vote for her as a candidate in the process of becoming president just because she is a woman? The thoughts

Since the enactment of the nineteenth amendment, which granted women suffrage during the late 1920s, a woman’s role in society has drastically changed. Perhaps the most drastic shift occurred during World War II when women successfully integrated into the workforce after most of the nation’s men left for war. Fast forward to the 21st century and women are seen in almost any career previously deemed as a man’s job from an engineer, mayor, chief executive officer, and so much more. At the surface, it seems as if the United States has achieved complete gender equality, but that could not be further from the truth. Women certainly have the same opportunities as men in this country, but we do not have the same resources.

Many women have faced difficult paths to get elected into office whether they are Hispanic, African American, or White. Even if they had all the qualities or they were overqualified they failed based on their gender, race, or lack of confidence in themselves.

Equality for women has been an ongoing debate for years. Most people recognize the inequality for women in areas besides the business world. However, women in politics is one of the most well-known topics. Until a few years ago, the thought of having a woman as president was absurd. It wasn’t until the 2008 election that the idea of a woman for president would change drastically. Both Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton decided to run in the 2008 presidential election. Although neither of the two were elected, they both still made a dramatic impact on the views of women in politics. Michelle Bernard states that the 2008 election was a breakthrough for women in general. However, Marie Cocco disagrees, stating that the loss was a major disappointment for women. Although both authors feel strongly about their

It’s not fair that the “culture would take decades to adjust to a woman.”(Women in Congress: Historical Essays).

The audience of the documentary “Makers, volume 2” by PBS, is directed to young adults, and pretty much anyone who wants to inform themselves a little more regarding woman equality in the United States politics. The purpose of the documentary is to educate people about how women have come from a long way to be where they currently are. The documentary starts by reflecting on the former days when women could not vote and were not represented in the senate or congress. From there, the documentary moves on through the years to demonstrate how women fought to have more representation and, eventually, occupied government seats.

Women in Congress are necessary because they go beyond the role of what a Congressman can do, have more experience from working various state and local positions, as well as use their elected positions to create paths for other successful women to run for office. Women in Congress are necessary not only because they are women, but because they are more qualified individuals as compared to their male counterparts. As stated in the study, women

Women are underrepresented in political offices at the national and local levels. Currently, only 17 women serve in the United States Senate out of 100 seats and only 16 percent of the United States House of Representatives are female. Why is this a problem? Legislatures, the House of