Class interview

Álvaro Sosa

Class Interview from 11-10-104

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Why aren't there more women in politics?

The interviewee answered the above question by bring up the example of how Mrs. Clinton and Mrs. Palin were criticized not by what they possessed as candidates to the presidency in 2008 but rather by their gender.  Palin was the feminine and Clinton was the masculine image of the campaign. The interviewee blames this to the media which depict the common stereotypes against women instead of their attributes as professionals. The interviewee does not care about what the candidate is wearing; whether they are using perfume or a tie. She cares about the stand that the candidate will take in topics that affect her life as a citizen. She believes it is shame that women who are in the media are still projecting such stereotypes through their messages instead of speaking out and stopping them. So media and the fact the media is accepted is a big contributor to the ceiling glass that women face. She does not believe that the menstrual cycle of a woman should to hold her back in any career. It is fact that males have a stronger network because they have been in politics much longer which in politics is very necessary to run for an office. She dislikes this old network and would like to have the whole government cleansed to restart again. There is no excuse that can be made to stop women as equal as men in the realm of politics.