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[Scott Knitter]

Some of the countries that have had women lead them also have had more
women in other roles we still see as male-dominated. There's no reason
to think a woman could not step up to what is required of a president,
nor to think she wouldn't endure what comes her way as president. Yet
in the USA the unjustifiable attitude is still out there that a man is
somehow stronger and more stable to handle that tough job.

In some ways I think the USA electorate is less ready for a woman as
president than ever. For starters, half of the electorate has gone
insane. I'm not optimistic.

On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 10:13 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
> It's JONI Ernst, and she gives me the shudders. The way the U.S. political
> system is run, the chances for women to be leaders aren't really wonderful.
> However there are some good ones on the Democratic side, which you failed
> to mention. Elizabeth Warren, Tammy Duckworth, and Patty Murray come
> immediately to mind. They probably all need just a bit more time in grade,
> as do some of the real up-and-comers like Tulsi Gabbard and Mazie Hirono.
> It'll be awhile before we get to where Norway or Iceland have been though.
> Even India and Pakistan are ahead of us on this one.
>
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
>> On 29/07/2015 00:15, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
>>
>>  This is a fascinating thread. Can someone explain to me why we've never
>>> had a woman president in the US, when there are so many countries that have
>>> them  >(or prime ministers) or have had them, and nobody batted an eye?
>>> What is it about our history and culture that has mitigated against that?
>>>
>>
>> Judy Ernst for President? How about giving  Carly Fiorina a chance to do
>> for the nation what she did for Compaq and HP?
>>
>> Keep in mind that women were not eligible during most  of America's
>> history.
>>
>> How many women ever aspired to the smoke-filled rooms where candidates
>> were pretty much chosen until the 1970s?  And how many women had successful
>> Governorships, or became Senators other than through death of a Senator
>> Husband (Margaret Chase Smith, Maureen Neuberger) and thus grained the
>> perceived gravitas?  I realize there was a boomlet for a Smith campaign for
>> the Presidency in 1964, but highly unlikely in the GOP  of Scranton,
>> Rockefeller and Goldwater.
>>
>> Of course,women own  most of the wealth in the United States (and have
>> since at least the 1950s --even a significant portion of the 1%)-- but
>> there's no evidence that women care enough about that to try to make a
>> difference in business.  Heck, the majority of women seem to take the
>> Barbie approach and cede actual control of their wealth to men.
>>
>> Given that, why would anyone think there's long term influence in the
>> modern money-driven political environment to really push for women leaders?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>
>>



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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA