Anita Hill: The Representation Of Women In Politics

Representation of Women in Politics
As young adults mature, they are likely to become interested in government and representation. Questions regarding representation and equality will begin to form and answers will have to be given. It is important for an individual to be allowed to express their opinions and ideas when problems or issues may arise. However, there have always been groups of people who do not feel that they are being adequately represented, and women are one of them. Throughout history, women have experienced issues regarding having their voices and opinions being heard and truly acted upon. As American society continues to grow and develop, thing are beginning to become more apparent regarding the influence and ideas
Anita Hill wrote on the issue of politics still being a man’s world. She discusses the case of Elizabeth Dole, “When her husband was running for president in 1996, she was recognized as a great campaigner. There was even talk about whether she should have been the Republican nominee. But when she declared her own presidential bid in 1999, everything changed. True, the political landscape was not the same, but does that completely explain why her champions in 1996 suddenly disappeared? Her own husband undermined her candidacy when he said he wanted to send a donation to John McCain. Elizabeth Dole, like Hillary Clinton, was only popular when she was seen as a wife” (Hill 1). This presents the societal belief that women are simply supposed to run the family and cook the food to eat for when her husband arrives home from work. Allowing no stretching room for any sort of interpretation. These ideas may stem from the group that calls themselves women-bashers. This group could be disastrous for the effort to change the way things are run. They believe that women are the reason for things that go wrong and cause all the problems that occur in their lives (Sacks 203). This group does not believe nor support to cause of female representation and only further distances the goal of equality and
A man named Keene Picknel is perhaps the first of many who realized that gender and anatomy have nothing to do with how a country is run. He went to a Hillary Clinton rally in Marshalltown, Iowa and actually wants to see a woman in the White House. He said that he was an advocacy for woman’s rights and that this event was this was the greatest thing that he had ever seen in his life. Referring to the notion of a woman becoming president. (First Lady 7) This idea, although completely new for America, has been tested and works in many other countries around the world. However, there have been many counter-arguments to the effectiveness a woman would have in power. From the article See Jane Run, they pay close attention to the details regarding a woman running for office. “When attention is drawn to the uniqueness of women in positions of power, two conflicting messages are presented: (1) Women are capable of being serious and credible politicians, and (2) It is unusual for women to be serious and credible politicians” (Campbell and Wolbrecht