Women 's Role As A President Of The United States

Women are considered second-class citizens when compared to men who dominate positions of power in the United States. From a political standpoint, there is a common misconception that women are unable or unfit to serve in public office. Regardless of gender, every voting American possesses the potential to assert themselves and participate in our democracy. The outcome of the U.S. 2016 presidential election demonstrates how women are still negatively viewed and discriminated against by gender bias. As evidence of this, in the United States Congress, women hold just 84 (19.3%) of the 435 House of Representative seats, with only 20 women (20%) in the United States Senate (Rutgers, 2016). This is a startling statistic considering that women possess the same rights as men to run for political office and represent one-half of the U.S. population.

For years in the United States of America, women have been battling for their rights. In the early years when the United States were colonies, under the English common law, “By marriage, the husband and wife are one person in the law. The very being and legal existence of the woman is suspended during the marriage, or at least is incorporated into that of her husband under whose wing and protection she performs everything,” (History of Women’s Rights in America). Now in present day America, Hilary Clinton gets the presidential nomination for the Democratic party and becoming the first women to lead a majority party, however she lost the election. Where the United States is today, America would not be like it is now without the leader of the free world, the president. Comparing both President Wilson and Ford, how they help women’s rights, what they accomplished, and how Congress had an impact.

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sexually and the right to serve on juries. Moreover, Women started to be politically active. For example, “Jeannette Rankin was the first women elected to the U.S House of Representatives 1919, she was reelected again 1940. Hattie Wyatt Caraway was elected to the senate from 1931 to 1945” (Kotecki and Sampsel). Frances Perkins was the first woman Cabinet member during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also, the role of women In the White House has changed when Eleanor Roosevelt became the first lady of the United States. She was one of the most active first ladies in history and worked for political, racial and social justice. After President Roosevelt’s death, Eleanor was a delegate to the United Nations and continued to serve as an

Women have an amazing story in United States Government. Past women have fought extremely hard for the rights women have today. Women are just as tough as men, they proved it during the women's suffrage movement. A lot of women were a part of this movement, some even dedicated their life’s to this. The three most influential suffragist women were Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and Inez Milholland.

Times have changed since then; men are no longer the only ones in government. Even though we do not have a female president as yet, we had one as a candidate for president who almost won the election. Also in those

In July 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention, held by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, became the first meeting to be held on behalf of women’s rights. It was at this convention that the Declaration of Sentiments was drafted, and modeled after the Declaration of Independence by asserting the equality of men and women throughout the document. This was to show that men were not the only one who had the right to equality, but also woman. At the time, not everyone, even women, believe in the the idea of women being equal to men because in this century it was believe women were fragile creatures who only live within the domestic and social sphere. Within the past few decades the role of women in America changed dramatically; they have right to vote, to education, to work, etc. Yet substantial inequalities remain between women and men.

Women have an impact on the political realm because of their different leadership styles, their different approaches to how to be a legislator, and the different way they prioritize issues based on their unique perspectives. These impacts are left out if women are not in office and do not have a seat at the table. This lack of descriptive representation leads to a lack of substantive representation on various policy issues such as public policy in education, the wage gap, and family law, as well as in reproductive rights, and gendered violence. Without women in office, these problems will continue to rise as men tend to not prioritize these issues which leaves them unheard or unresolved. I argue that institutional barriers such as term limits, committee placements, party platforms, and professional legislatures only add to this problem. This is because once women are in office they still have very little say because of their lack of leadership roles or high committee placements, their obligation to vote the way their party does, and commitment to their family which keeps them

When the Nineteenth amendment passed, women were encouraged by the suffrage organizations to take part in their nation’s politics. Many women were elected to political offices in the 1920’s. In this time frame seven women had been elected into the House of Representatives. However, no women were elected for positions in the Senate. Although seven women may not seem like a lot that was only on the national level and was a big victory for the suffrage organizations. The greatest success came at the state level politics for women as they began receiving high ranking titles such as Secretary of State and Secretary of Education. This success came from women’s political actions and “taking advantage of their new found freedom” CITATION Lee15 l 1033 (Lee).

The role of the First Lady has evolved over several centuries. First and foremost, the First Lady is considered the hostess of the White House. Over many years, numerous First Ladies have transformed this very important job from a hostess into a powerful working figure in politics, assisting the President with his paramount responsibilities. Over the years, First Ladies have defined and redefined the duties of this role. It is interesting to note that First Ladies’ duties have changed over generations, reflecting the current political climate of their time. In the early years of America’s Presidential Administrations, First Ladies were not usually considered highly important in their roles, mirroring women’s diminished positions prior to the

It was not until 1916 that the United States had a woman in the house of representatives, and it wasn’t until a hundred years later that America had its first female presidential nominee from a major party. Today, not even a quarter of state legislatures are women. Because of historical gender roles and trends, women have not had opportunity or confidence to run for office.

The initial phase in accomplishing equality between eligible men and women is for women to have the ability to vote. Women's perspectives in political discussion were largely ignored because of inferiority. The impact of women voting in elections

Reading this essay I began to think about women's roles in society today and the successes of many as well as where improvement still needs to be made. I had women in politics in mind because just like Woolf felt as though women writers were overshadowed by men, I strongly believe that when it comes to politics women are outnumbered greatly by men. We have had 45 Presidents and so far not one woman has been able to hold that position. Looking back at the most recent election, many people were positive that this would be the change and Hillary Clinton would be our first female President, especially since she had many years of government experience and her competitor had zero political experience. Yet, at the end of the day, an unqualified man got selected for the job over a woman with almost 20 years of political expertise. Even money could not get Hillary the position. And contrary to popular beliefs, I do strongly stand by my opinion that Hillary being a woman played a key role in her

Women are not statistically a minority, but due to the nature of society they are considered a political demographic. Slowly but surely, women are making their way into the American political system. In 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor was named the first female Supreme Court Justice. Today, Hillary Clinton is leading the Democratic polls for the 2016 Presidential race.This goes to show the headway women are making in politics, but there is still more to be done. According to the Parliamentary Union, America ranks 58th in women’s political leadership worldwide (Shapiro, 2006). The United States leads the world in most everything else, but that is where they rank amongst women in political leadership. It is time for voters and politicians to step up their game and create gender diversity in the

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