If America is the land of free/equal then still how come no FEMALE PRESIDENTS?

Question

lots of other countries already have had female presidents? why not the US of A? there have many that have run, but i'm willing to bet you've never heard of them because the male dominated media controls a lot of what you see and hasn't supported them. Is america as oppressive as the countries it tries to free?
usa=land of hypocrites?

ishmael...open your window because whatever your smokin is way too strong for you.

Hagar aka Mr.Obvious..
obviously you need money and votes to win the election. so can u tell me why, in the land of the free women have less money and support when it comes to politics or anything else?

and for those who wrote that only 2 women have run for president..you are wrong.

sorgercee..you HONESTLY think other countries whether they believe women are subhuman or not,
like or respect Bush? lmao
A man who could hardly speak English and got everything he has from his Daddy, including his degree?

At least Hillary got into Yale on her own merit. Didnt have a C average. Hillary came from a middle class background. Her mom a homemaker and her dad was in the military. She knows the deal. And she's a lawyer.

sorgercee..you HONESTLY think other countries whether they believe women are subhuman or not,
like or respect Bush? lmao
A man who could hardly speak English and got everything he has from his Daddy, including his degree?

At least Hillary got into Yale on her own merit. Didnt have a C average. Hillary came from a middle class background. Her mom a homemaker and her dad was in the military. She knows the deal. And she's a lawyer.

Answer 1

Yes, it irritates me too. Men need to realize without women they would die out (and I don't mean with giving birth)

Answer 2

I work in the media and it isn't male dominated.
The whole world is the land of the hypocrites but I try to be less hypocritical.
I think there is a female who has a really good shot at president, and if H. Rodham Clinton winds up with the nomination, I'll probably vote for her.
I wish I could back up what I'm about to say with a source, but I don't remember. However, there has been a study (last year?) that determined that a woman was less likely to vote for a woman president than a man. The suggestion: a lot of women tend to feel threatened by women with power over them.
It was only one study, and no matter how (un)scientific until a woman runs for president, no one will really know, will they.
But check your facts. No woman has received the presidential nomination of either of the two main parties. There was a woman VP nominee in 1984.
So the media not covering women running for president is because they (we) focus on the two parties people have shown they will vote for. It's not a chauvinistic thang.
In some ways, America can be as oppressive as any other country. But at least, America has stood for freedom and liberty around the world, and there must be a pretty good reason for that. If we all keep in mind how important that is, we may be able to continue to live up to that more often than not.

Answer 3

Because they genetically spend TOO much time "discussing" and NOT acting. Way TO many "relationship talks" when it is fish or cut bait. Women also ssem to find a way to prove that "THEY ARE ALWAYS RIGHT" and that is NOT a good recipe for compromise, which is REQUIRED in World Politics.

Then you have the "monthly thing" with the mood things. Then you have all the countries that see women as something less than dirt; so NO credibility there.

I figure that women should break the glass ceiling in a corporate environment, you know like H-P and see if they can handle that before they try to become President.

I might also mention that I resigned a NICE position because my assistant was denied the raise I put HER in for; we both stayed, she got her raise and she followed me to my next position. We both scored 100% raises and a bunch of perks. She was my right arm and knew IT.

Perhaps a woman as VP, but NEVER President until the world attitudes change. Well maybe some island that nobody ever heard off, with NO diplomatic WORLD responsibility. Look at the countries with women LEADERS, except Thatcher and they are basically figureheads that do NOTHING and have NO real influence.

Just thoughts before you have a fit.

Answer 4

Not to worry - its all going to change in 2008 when Hillary Clinton gets elected as our first woman President. And its about damn time!!! Women make up over 50% of the population, have been governors, CEO's, Prime Ministers, and are entrusted with educating our children. This is equality? This is justice? Hardly. Ladies - unite -for your time has finally come. And hey, you ladies can't muck things up any more than the men have done - especially the current occupant of the Oval Office.

Hillary in '08

Answer 5

The President of United States of America is often called the Leader of the Free World. Now if the Leader of the Free World was a woman, we would lose a lot of credibility with other countries who view women as sub-human, thus making ourselves an even bigger target than we already have. Voters who live in the United States realize this, and therefore, would not vote one into office.

Yes certain cultures DO base your validity of being human or less-than-human SOLELY on your gender. No matter what that person has accomplished or how.

Answer 6

because at the same time as it includes electing our leaders, this usa continues to be stuck contained in the nineteenth Century. that is even with the incontrovertible actuality that women human beings were elected as governors, serve in Congress, serve on the ideally suited court docket, carry intense positions in important corporations and are entrusted with the preparation of our youthful children, at the same time as it comes time to imagine about one being President, its continuously a wealthy, white, male that receives nominated and elected. it would want to seem human beings choose their women human beings to be contained in the kitchen and bedroom, barefoot and pregnant and cooking dinner - yet lead the country - ignore it!! at the same time as contained in the previous there have been women those who've sought their party's nomination for President, they have not been taken all that heavily. notwithstanding, now, for the first time, there's a extreme contender for the nomination of a important party in Hillary Clinton, a respected Senator and spouse of a former President. it will be thrilling to work out how this is going: will the Democratic party finally be the first to comprehend that women human beings can do exactly as strong a job as a guy and is totally able to most suitable the country or will the strong previous boys club once lower back prevail? And if she were to be elected, might want to she be any worse than the present occupant of the Oval workplace? optimistically, she might want to help straighten out his mess and make this usa respected contained in the eyes of the international once lower back. I plan on vote casting for her. optimistically, human beings will pay interest to what she has to say and make an same decision. females - that is your danger - do not blow it!!!!!

Answer 7

Ishmael nailed on the head, not that I think you are dumb, because I don't know that. You need money and support from your parties to win an election.

Look, I don't know why more women don't run. But Mrs Clinton could have ran in 04, but you know why she didn't (She would have been a better candidate than the moron that tried to beat Bush) is because of Bush's approval rating was to high. If a female ran for presidency and I agreed with her politics, I and I am sure more voters would vote for her. At this moment there hasn't been a women strong enough for the parties to favor.

You don't have to like this, but that's the way it is.

Oh by the way, Clinton will NOT get my vote!!! I don't agree with her at all.

Answer 8

Regardless of your beliefs, America does not feel, yet, that a woman would make a good president. Yes, there have been 1 or 2 that have tried. Yes they made the news of their intent. Right now, neither the media, nor the rank and file of Americans are ready for a Female president.
America is not a land of hypocrites, it is a land that offers anyone the chance to try. That said, it is not a land of hypocrites if those who try do not succeed. The last thing we need is a prostitute in public office, such as what Italy had a few years back.

Answer 9

First of all what you are saying is illogical in the first place. You are saying "because America has no female presidents then America is opresing females." America hasn't had any Female Presidents becasue none have been that popular when running (if there have been any running). But we may have Hillary Clinton as our president soon.

Answer 10

Maybe because no one voted for them? Look at that male dominated media covering up Hillary's plan to run for president.

I wouldn't be accusing ishamael of smoking something. You are the one who is all paranoid that the government is out to oppress women.

Answer 11

Because the most oppressed people are the people who falsely believe they are free.
Your right, when people say its all equal, all I do is point out the swath of white guys in congress, in all government. It takes money, and old money made mostly on the backs of the free labor/exploitation of blacks, immigrants and women and the stolen/horded land the Native Americans kept nice and resource abundant.
The irony is a little staggering.
Good question.