I want to be a politician when I grow up. Stop the negativity toward women.
Source: Courier Journal
How can we feel like we are being represented without having enough women to represent us? Women make up 51% of our country, but only 21% of women hold executive positions. For years women were not allowed to even vote let alone run for any form of office, and at this rate it will take 134 years to have gender equality in our government.
We need to make more efforts to support women in politics because we bring different perspectives to the table, and we can stop the negativity that comes with being a woman in politics.
Women can have a very different perspective of the world because of the life experiences that we have to endure. In the article, "Why Women in Politics?" it states, "Depending on whether women are young or older, educated or uneducated, live in rural or urban areas, they have very different life experiences that lead to different priorities and needs.”
This quote is so important because it is so true. Oftentimes women's ideas and thoughts are overlooked because traditional political systems and structures have been dominated by men, who may not fully understand or prioritize the unique perspective and needs of women in a political standpoint.
Read here the full article published by the Courier Journal on 21 March 2025.
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How can we feel like we are being represented without having enough women to represent us? Women make up 51% of our country, but only 21% of women hold executive positions. For years women were not allowed to even vote let alone run for any form of office, and at this rate it will take 134 years to have gender equality in our government.
We need to make more efforts to support women in politics because we bring different perspectives to the table, and we can stop the negativity that comes with being a woman in politics.
Women can have a very different perspective of the world because of the life experiences that we have to endure. In the article, "Why Women in Politics?" it states, "Depending on whether women are young or older, educated or uneducated, live in rural or urban areas, they have very different life experiences that lead to different priorities and needs.”
This quote is so important because it is so true. Oftentimes women's ideas and thoughts are overlooked because traditional political systems and structures have been dominated by men, who may not fully understand or prioritize the unique perspective and needs of women in a political standpoint.
Read here the full article published by the Courier Journal on 21 March 2025.
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