Extensive academic journals in feminism and women’s political participation agree that women are underrepresented in national and state governments because of the oppression they face while being elected. Even though, the passage of the 19th Amendment has given women full means of access into the American political system. Women are faced with discrimination and stereotyped to staying at home to tend to their children. Which contradicts, with the feminist theory that women are equally to men. Therefore, these academic journals analyze how women voted? Did feminism play a part on who they voted for and why? Boris and Currans, in the academic journal, Frontiers: A Journal of Women’s Studies, Feminist Currents, examined the way women voted
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In contrast, to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan that aired the “Dear Daughter Campaign” that stated that women were increasing Obama’s national deficient because of the additional money spent to provide women with extra aid. Moreover, Boris and Currans, claim that even though Obama and Romney were discussing women’s issue without the input of women. For example, "Whether patriarchal or patronizing, both parties have succeeded in putting themselves, and not individual women, in the position of judging and determining female rights/needs." Therefore, during national elections the right’s of women are impacted because of our nation’s economic state. Depending, on what programs Congress places emphasis on, like funding for women’s …show more content…
However, women are now running for the presidency but do not receive the nomination because they do not have support from men. In the Clinton presidential campaign, a Gallup poll showed, “independent voters found that while men were equally likely to rate Clinton favorably or unfavorably, 59% of women rated her favorably, compared with 36% who rated her unfavorably.” This demonstrated that more Democratic women voted for Clinton than men. Clinton did not receive the Democratic nomination because of the gender gap between men and female voters. The gender gap will affect any female that decides to run for the presidency because of the gender stereotypes that society has of
In contrast, to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan that aired the “Dear Daughter Campaign” that stated that women were increasing Obama’s national deficient because of the additional money spent to provide women with extra aid. Moreover, Boris and Currans, claim that even though Obama and Romney were discussing women’s issue without the input of women. For example, "Whether patriarchal or patronizing, both parties have succeeded in putting themselves, and not individual women, in the position of judging and determining female rights/needs." Therefore, during national elections the right’s of women are impacted because of our nation’s economic state. Depending, on what programs Congress places emphasis on, like funding for women’s …show more content…
However, women are now running for the presidency but do not receive the nomination because they do not have support from men. In the Clinton presidential campaign, a Gallup poll showed, “independent voters found that while men were equally likely to rate Clinton favorably or unfavorably, 59% of women rated her favorably, compared with 36% who rated her unfavorably.” This demonstrated that more Democratic women voted for Clinton than men. Clinton did not receive the Democratic nomination because of the gender gap between men and female voters. The gender gap will affect any female that decides to run for the presidency because of the gender stereotypes that society has of