Our World

Women Gaining Power

Many famous and ordinary people gathered last week to celebrate the life of Anne Richards who was governor of Texas from 1991-1995. As a democrat Richards was quick-witted and fought for women and minorities. Many described her as a role model for young women. Former President Bill Clinton paid tribute to Richards as a woman who had "a big heart, big dreams, did big deeds."www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-18-richards-remembered_x.htm
As I read in our textbook (page 29) about females in the labor force, I learned that female workers have become an important component of the modern globalized economy. I also then wondered about women gaining power not only in the United States but worldwide.
According to the attached link, "The United States trails much of the world in the success of female candidates, ranking behind dozens of countries in the percentage of women elected to parliamentary bodies." Infact, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is president of Liberia, Michelle Bachelet is president of Chile, and Angela Merkel is Germany's first woman chancellor. Since other countries are taking the led in females gaining power, why is the U.S. falling behind this trend? Are we ready for a female president in 2008? Would women like Hillary Clinton, Condoleeza Rice or ?? be qualified and make history as the United States first female president? Would this have a positive or negative effect with our relations with other countries?
http://www.thenewsargus.com/media/storage/paper646/news.2006/03/03/WorldIntl/

posted by Anonymous @ 9/24/2006 01:01:00 PM