Should Women Be Paid For President

Women just need to be interested, and most are not. Both political parties have created organizations to attract women. EMILY’s List is a Democratic fundraising organization that created Focus 2020, a recruitment and training for female candidates and the Republican State Leadership Committee’s Right Women, Right Now program helped over 300 women run and win states office since it began in 2012. Both parties have seen plenty of success with their programs. If America were to see a female president, she would likely come from the Western or Northeastern states, as the Southern states are reluctant to elect women. Finland, Norway, and Sweden have parliaments where women hold more than 40% of the seats. In Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, New Zealand, Austria and the United Kingdom, women hold over 30% of the seats in government. America does not even crack the top 50 number of nations that have a sizeable amount of women in public office.

Most people think that the fight for women's equality stopped years ago when in reality it still remains a national issue. Legally it appears as though women have the same freedoms as men, for example the right to vote, freedom of speech, etc. But due to the fact that women still don't obtain equal pay or have nationwide paid maternity leave, it's still an ongoing fight. Fair and equal rights for women are still a large problem in the U.S. and we need to take action against these injustices.

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

Looking back to high school American history class, one can open the textbook to the reference section and gaze at the page listing all the previous presidents that served: George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, Barack Obama, etc. The one thing that all the former presidents have in common is that they are all men. Never in the 200-plus years of American history has a woman served as President of the United States. However, according to Article II, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be

A question asked by many Americans is why there aren’t many women involved in politics and hold offices? This will certainly change in the future, take Hillary Clinton as the incipient. There are various components that will give her many votes, such as her understanding of economic inequality, support for LGBT, and the fact that she’s pro choice, or her wanting to fix citizens united. In an article on The Nation, Steven Hill indicated that “ethnically diverse and divided nations that elect women rather than men to key national leadership offices end up with better economic performance.” (“Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office?” The Nation. Steven Hill, 7 Mar. 2014. Web. 20 Jan. 2016.) Women are effective legislatures; hereinafter in the article, researchers have found that the use of fair-representation electoral systems is a reason why women succeed in democracies. Women have the ability to develop plain but effective financial decision makings which will make a nation thrive. (Showing a growth of gross domestic product for example). Women don’t compromise as men do in Congress, and they strive to achieve policy goals. Global business is extremely important for America, and if women have strategies that prosper country relations, why wouldn’t there be more women participating in office

During a discussion in a class, a controversial topic was brought up that led to opposing political views . On the one hand, some argue that having a certain gender shouldn't define qualifications for a job. On the other hand, some see at it as a weakness for the nation. Traditionally throughout history, white male presidents have run this country. The 2008 marked the first time in history a non-white male became president. During Obama’s presidency, his work and programs have helped improve the nation’s economy, unemployment rate, education, and health system. Electing this non-white president showed our progress as a nation. This opened many doors and opportunities for Americans who believed that marginal

For many years, there has been a wage gap between the genders and their earnings. The wage gap, or pay gap, is the difference between a female’s overall earnings, to a male’s overall earnings. Pay gaps don’t only limit your earnings based on your gender, but as well as your race, age, and education. The gender pay gap affects women and their earnings to a great extent, leading to unfair pay. Women should be paid as equally as men because it would benefit motherhood financially, and it would benefit many women of color that have different educational experiences.

Women can bring great, new ideas to the table. Now that more women are able to go to college for a higher education, men should start to realize that we are, and have been, capable of choosing who we think is best fit to be our president. In fact, about forty percent of college students are women. And still, these men don't acknowledge the fact that we are ready to participate.

If more women were in higher governmental power, additional action would be taken to improve the government and the world in general. Women have always been considered a follower of men since the beginning of time. However, women are being politically elected to be head of state and government, they are leaders of countries and role models for the younger generations. More than 20 countries currently have a woman holding office as the head of a national government, and the global participation rate of women in national-level parliaments is nearly 20%. In addition, women are highly devoted to promoting national and local policies that address the socioeconomic and political challenges facing women, children, and disadvantaged

Men don’t think women are capable of doing the same stuff as they can. For example, in the story, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Miss Maudie mentioned to Scout that some groups of people “think women are a sin by definition” (45). Scout always tries to be like the guys, but they won’t let Scout simply because the fact she’s a girl. We can compare it to today’s society with Hillary Clinton and how people don’t think she can run the country and they don’t think she can do what a male president can do simply because she is a woman. The reason this relates to Scout and how she tries doing just as much as the guys do, and how Hillary Clinton wants to be able to show she can be a good president like the other 43 sworn in before her.

Most of the voters wouldn’t be able to contempt the fact that a woman would be the Chief Executive in Office of the White House. On one hand, few longtime Clinton observers seriously question her intelligence or grasp of policy. On the other, Clinton isn’t an exciting campaigner, and many people, and not just Republicans, don’t much like or trust her. The gender card was quite possibly her best bet to motivate partisans, along with liberal fear of what Republicans may do on social issues if they control both the White House and Congress. “The potential for prejudice against female leaders that is inherent in the female gender role follows from its dissimilarity to the expectations that people typically have about leaders” (Karau). This year Clinton hoped to be able to capitalise on the women's vote by making equal pay, affordable childcare, fighting violence against women, women's reproductive rights all a major part of her campaign. Yet, US politics is still a long way from gender parity. Clinton is the first woman to make it this high in a power structure which until 1920 did not allow women to vote. “Elections do not guarantee faithful representation; indeed, many Americans today do not feel faithfully represented… even though the United States hold more elections for more public offices than any other nation in the world” (Kernell). But

Women are often seen as less competent than men, even when they are equally qualified. The number of women holding political office in the United States is dismal. Women, while

“It is past time for women to take their rightful place, side by side with men, in the rooms where the fates of peoples, where children’s and grandchildren’s fates, are decided.” (Clinton) Hillary Clinton has been a driving force in the continuous fight for women’s rights. She leads by example, she became the first women to run for president, holding the seat for speaker of the house. Mrs. Clinton speaks out for women on freedom of choice, education, fair wages, and many more past, current, and future issues. For over 170 years women have been suppressed by men and the laws in which they created. Women have continually and successfully battled for the rights they deserve including equal opportunities in politics,

Women around the world have been plagued by a host of issues including poverty, sexual abuse, domestic violence, the wage gap, poor pre and post-natal care, inadequate representation in numerous fields, and human trafficking for centuries. While these problems are certainly abhorrent, recently, especially in the United States, there is a new issue arising. Obviously we are in a very unique time in our country, as far as politics go. This country is undeniably extremely divided over the Presidency of Donald Trump. Many people believed that because Hillary Clinton is a woman all women should have voted for her, presumably to help eradicate gender discrimination. I see this as a problem because voting on a candidate solely based on their gender IS gender discrimination. Additionally, it is insulting to women to be told that we should all hold the same views because of our gender. Rather than attack each other for not holding the same ideals, we as women should encourage and empower each other to educate ourselves and make our own informed decisions.