Social Constructions
Gender and Social Constructions
The German Chancellor, the President of South Korea, the President of Taiwan, and a US Supreme Court Justice. What do all these jobs have in common? They are all positions held by women. However, in our modern day patriarchal-based society, we have a negative connotation towards female politicians. The common misconception of most women is that they are not built to lead. Nevertheless, this is a myth that cannot be backed by evidence unless sexist ideas have now become a reliable source. Throughout history we have had extraordinary female politicians, but we have also had male politicians that do not fit the characteristics of leader, so the idea that women are not as good politicians is illogical.
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This fact can be proven by using past male political figures as an example. A former US president was caught having an affair with his assistant and a former governor was allegedly using his campaign money to hire prostitutes. Not to name names or anything, but Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer both were powerful men in the political field but were not honest to their families or the American people. As we have seen, many male politicians cannot be trusted but why are the number of women in politics not adding up? The PEW research center also shows that there are only 16 women senators out of 100 and 71 state representatives out of 435. That is only 16% of women representation in major US politics. Even though women are more qualified to be politicians based on leadership skills, 46% of men and 56% of women do not think the general public is ready to elect a female politician to a high position. These statistics, sadly, do not lie. The American people have not yet opened their minds to the idea that a women would actually be capable of leading an entire nation. Many people give the reasoning that women are not “tough enough” for politics. But how can someone
The German Chancellor, the President of South Korea, the President of Taiwan, and a US Supreme Court Justice. What do all these jobs have in common? They are all positions held by women. However, in our modern day patriarchal-based society, we have a negative connotation towards female politicians. The common misconception of most women is that they are not built to lead. Nevertheless, this is a myth that cannot be backed by evidence unless sexist ideas have now become a reliable source. Throughout history we have had extraordinary female politicians, but we have also had male politicians that do not fit the characteristics of leader, so the idea that women are not as good politicians is illogical.
Before making pointless …show more content…
This fact can be proven by using past male political figures as an example. A former US president was caught having an affair with his assistant and a former governor was allegedly using his campaign money to hire prostitutes. Not to name names or anything, but Bill Clinton and Eliot Spitzer both were powerful men in the political field but were not honest to their families or the American people. As we have seen, many male politicians cannot be trusted but why are the number of women in politics not adding up? The PEW research center also shows that there are only 16 women senators out of 100 and 71 state representatives out of 435. That is only 16% of women representation in major US politics. Even though women are more qualified to be politicians based on leadership skills, 46% of men and 56% of women do not think the general public is ready to elect a female politician to a high position. These statistics, sadly, do not lie. The American people have not yet opened their minds to the idea that a women would actually be capable of leading an entire nation. Many people give the reasoning that women are not “tough enough” for politics. But how can someone