However while in the 2012 election 55% of women voted democrat, 53% of married women voted Republican, where as Obama won unmarried women two-to-one: 67% to 31%. This shows that Republican traditional values appealed more so to married women therefor they were targeting their traditional demographic within women and succeeding. In 2008 John McCain won married women by 53-47 percent and in 2004 they chose George W. Bush even more decisively by 55 to 44 percent, although both of them lost the over all female vote. This is because there is an over whelming majority of single women. In 2012 there were 100 million unmarried women vs 60 million married women, so their vote was the one which really made there difference, just as it did in 2008 with a 70 to 29 percent margin to Barack Obama This demonstrates how the two parties differing ideologies, candidates and actions while in government create a divide between the female vote.
In the 20th century, women in most nations won the right to vote, this in return increased their educational and job opportunities. Which is a good thing compared to tests that were done in the 1960s that showed that women’s scholastic achievement were higher in early grades than in high school because the teachers and families of girls did not expect them to peruse anything but being a wife and mother (wic.org). I would say that that we have come a long way from the early 20th century. Women in positions of power or women who want to work their way to a position of power still tend to have a glass ceiling over them. This is because history tells us that men hold these types of positions women are gaining and proving that they can do just as well as a man in a position of power.
Some (8%) of media outlets referred to the well established first female senator of New York, as just Hillary. While only 2% referred to her rival as just Barrack. Furthermore, early primary stories would circulate with unknown sources saying that Clinton had quit the race. On top of that, ,many stories commented on Clinton's campaign, which were the least relevant in her chance for Presidency. Many media outlets scrutinized her for being seemingly emotional.
Of the 1488 male barristers in Victoria, 274 or 18 per cent are senior or Queen's counsel. This compares with 421 female barristers, of whom only 20 - or less than 5 per cent - are senior or Queen's counsel. Women Barristers Association convener Joye Elleray said men were better networkers than women and had a far more aggressive style when it came to getting work. ''Women … just don't have that level of aggression about fighting for what should be their right to equal pay,'' she said. The Victorian bar's equality and diversity committee last year filed a submission to the House of Representatives inquiry into pay equity for women, claiming there was ''a consistent and significant discrepancy between the average brief fee earned by male and female members of
She explains that women are objectifying themselves and are equally to blame for the degrading image that men have of us. The article discusses how we do not have to put ourselves in this position and continue to objectify ourselves, however our culture teaches us that that is the acceptable way to live. Unless someone does something radical to change the norms of our society, men will continue to objectify women and the women will help them. This is the way of our culture. I enjoyed this reading because it really opened my eyes to how erotic our culture is, in fact.
Alcee Arobin is a lady’s man who has many affairs with different women and intends to make Edna another one of his affairs. But Edna doesn’t let Alcee take control of the relationship; she writes him when she wants and decides when they should go out. Being in control is a reverse role for Edna, but she knows it is really who she is, and it is what she wants. Alcee plays along and lets Edna take control, and Edna discovers the satisfaction of using a man the way men usually use women. Although Edna has taken control of her own life, she is still not happy with her life because of the many different types of love she has experienced.
This leads to "women viewing their bodies as a never-ending project, with the goal of appearing as a younger woman" (Martens, in class). The more women are expected to appear youthful, the more society pushes these beauty standards which in turn perpetuates the issue and allows skin care companies to continue profiting off an abundance of anti-aging skin care products. Not only are these skin care products often expensive, they are almost exclusively targeted towards women rather than for both women and men. This perpetuates the double-standards of beauty for women and men. Men are not expected to purchase such products and are often praised for their aging, leading them to not having to worry about their skin or appearance as they age, while women continue to fork out money to meet unrealistic
“Popular culture can sometimes quicken this silent transformation, because the atmosphere it creates and racist messages are so prevalent that they are difficult to ignore. Therefore, African- Americans are especially vulnerable to the messages conveyed by popular culture that white beauty will inevitably dominate people’s life.” She idolizes Shirley Temple unlike Claudia who despises Shirley. “Younger than both Frieda and Pecola, I had not yet arrived at the turning point in the development of my psyche which allowed me to love her. What I felt at the time was unsullied hatred” (Morrison pg.19). Claudia is too young to understand what is about Shirley that makes her beautiful and Claudia not.
Women as victims and their role in international politics takes a very similar position, especially when these victimized women are unable or unwilling to elevate themselves out of this situation. Women do not have a strong place in world politics as figurative heads, but some progress is being made: in the past 10 years we have had 23 women fill roles are the head of state internationally (Women in Leadership). Not having enough women in powerful political positions is a problem because a majority of the world leaders are men and because of this a valuable and much needed different perspective is needed. The same types of people are in positions of power – privileged, males in power are not an accurate representation of any population of people. One area I would like to draw attention to is Liberia.
This leads to hegemony, where the powerful remain in control. In today society, female sports do not get the recognition that men sports do in that they do not make the same amount of money, the same amount of respect, and the same amount of television coverage. Gender discrimination root comes from the interest and desires of society. Female athletes are frequently looked upon as not being as entertaining or lacking athleticism compared to male athletes.