Women in Politics
It's not difficult to see where the stereotypes and poor understanding of the world beyond U.S. shores comes from. It almost seems as though watching CNN might alone be enough!
Discussing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Wolf Blitzer said this morning that she was a rarity because in the Muslim world it's difficult for a woman to reach the level of politics that she achieved.
While it's true that radical Islam is not really not a friend of women's rights, it's worth remembering that Bhutto had been Prime Minister of her 'oppressive' Muslim country twice before the USA had even come close to electing even a female Speaker of the House. We have yet to have a female president, and if Clinton does not achieve success in 2008 it's difficult to see when that might happen.
Perhaps it's not just in Muslim countries where women find it difficult to rise in politics?
Discussing the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Wolf Blitzer said this morning that she was a rarity because in the Muslim world it's difficult for a woman to reach the level of politics that she achieved.
While it's true that radical Islam is not really not a friend of women's rights, it's worth remembering that Bhutto had been Prime Minister of her 'oppressive' Muslim country twice before the USA had even come close to electing even a female Speaker of the House. We have yet to have a female president, and if Clinton does not achieve success in 2008 it's difficult to see when that might happen.
Perhaps it's not just in Muslim countries where women find it difficult to rise in politics?
posted by Sparx at 08:09
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