Women in positions of power: A battle against double standards
Source: Al Dia News
Women have come a long way since the early 1900s. Just this year, a record number of women were elected into Congress, and more women than ever before have launched their presidential bids, vying for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
As of 2019 from the 535 members in the United States Congress, 127 are women, and 47 out of these women are women of color.
Although men continue to be the majority in positions of power, these victories demonstrate that the landscape of politics is slowly changing, and women are becoming more comfortable in challenging the system.
According to statistics from the Pew Research Center, seven out of 10 women - and 5 out of 10 men - agree that there is an under-representation of women in political offices and in top executive business positions. Many believe that structural barriers and uneven expectations are holding women back from obtaining these positions.
The barriers to obtaining leadership positions and excelling in them are felt by women around the country, as well as at the local level here in Philadelphia.
Click here to read the full article published by Al Dia News on 21 March 2019.
Women have come a long way since the early 1900s. Just this year, a record number of women were elected into Congress, and more women than ever before have launched their presidential bids, vying for the 2020 Democratic nomination.
As of 2019 from the 535 members in the United States Congress, 127 are women, and 47 out of these women are women of color.
Although men continue to be the majority in positions of power, these victories demonstrate that the landscape of politics is slowly changing, and women are becoming more comfortable in challenging the system.
According to statistics from the Pew Research Center, seven out of 10 women - and 5 out of 10 men - agree that there is an under-representation of women in political offices and in top executive business positions. Many believe that structural barriers and uneven expectations are holding women back from obtaining these positions.
The barriers to obtaining leadership positions and excelling in them are felt by women around the country, as well as at the local level here in Philadelphia.
Click here to read the full article published by Al Dia News on 21 March 2019.