In a US Senate of only 100 seats, 20 of those are women. These 20 women, Democrat and Republican, represent the female voices of our nation. They bring a new perspective on issues that the men in government don't seem to realize. However, even with this pressure, these women also get very much hate. They are criticized for the "abandonment" of their children, ostracized and patronized by the males they work with, and continually hit on by those same males. Yet, these women still seem to persevere and do so with such maturity and grace, I might add. As the article states, "Women now chair or sit as ranking members of 10 of the Senate’s 20 committees and are responsible for passing the vast majority of legislation this year, whether it be the budget, the transportation bill, the farm bill, the Water Resources Development Act or the Violence Against Women Act. They have driven the debate on everything from derivatives reform to sexual assault in the military. Perhaps most important, they are showing how to make things happen." Indeed, these women have striven to get to the point they are now and have proved their skills in leadership to the public eye. I look forward to the future of women in government, but I will say this; It will only progress if we (our generation of women) decide to get active.
Read the article here.
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Alexis Ajluni
Read the article here.
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Alexis Ajluni