Women as US president????

Question

Do u think things would be diff??
what's ur oponion overall?????

Do u think women would have more benefits??

Answer 1

Great question - you should get a lot of really interesting comments!

Overall, I don't like the idea of a woman president. I definitely see a man as the leader. I think women are too wishy washy with their hormones and gushy feelings. We are wired differently than men. I'm not saying that there could never be a woman president; I know there are some very strong women leaders. My opinion is that I personally am not comfortable with the idea.

Answer 2

First of all, I think that hormonal issues should not be a consideration like one answer suggested. Men can be jerks on their bad days, too. Everyone has their off-days.
Things would be very different with a female president. Several countries alreadys hate us and putting a woman in power might upset them. But, seriously, if they already hate us so much, can they really hate us much more?
Several countries, including Chile, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Latvia, LIberia, the Philippines and Switzerland, currently have had female presidents and five currently have female prime ministers (Germany, Jamaica, New Zealand, Mozambique and the Netherlands Antilles).
I think it is just the fact that many people today still think the American dream consists of a working daddy and a stay-at-home mommy who just washes dishes and raises the kids and doesn't vote.
I don't think that gender is as much of a factor as individual capability. A woman with the social skills, leadership skills, a fairly high IQ and the right background can do a much better job than some random male motorcycle mechanic (no offense to motorcycle mechanics...love me some bikes).
Unfortunately, most people get hung up on the gender or race of a candidate and vote solely on that. Is there that much of a difference between voting for a woman and voting for a black man (if voting based solely on physical characteristics)?
I don't think that the ownership or lack of ownership of a penis should be a major consideration of voters. Look at their background, past experience, current involvement and stances on issues that are most important to you.

Answer 3

I can't think of a single reason why a woman would be unable to handle the job of President simply because she is a woman. Certainly not all women are cut out for the job, and most men aren't either! I don't think hormones or freakish sensitivity have anything to do with this. I'm not convinced such differences exist between men and women. At least it's not a biological difference. The only reason a woman would have trouble in office would be because of discrimination. If she cannot amass the resources necessary to support her campaign or if other people insist on ascribing to her negative characteristics or refuse to take her seriously. Anyway, I think heightened sensitivity to the opinions of other leaders, the needs of marginalized people in society, and to the horrors of war would be a POSITIVE change in our national leadership.

Answer 4

I think things would be the same. Just becuase a woman is the leader doesn't make it less likely that there will be less wars or whatever. Margaret thatcher and golda meir were tough leaders. A leader is a leader regardless of gender. And this country runs on automatic regardless of who's in office. there will always be an IRS, FBI, CIA. There will always be an army. There will always be weapons research. There will always be pollution. And there will always be the 'football' for teh president to blow up the world. Man or women, perhaps we are all doomed.

Answer 5

I think there definitely would some things different. But honesty, I'm not sure a woman would be able to handle the extreme pressures facing a president 24/7 for 4 years.
And I definitely don't think we need Hillary Clinton. I agree, she's really lost it.

Answer 6

I think things would be different, but if the right candidate came along, it could be a really positve thing. I dont think it would be a wise decision to elect a female president simply to make a social change. I dont think a female president will be elected in 2008. Hopefully Hillary wont be put in office, she's lost her mind the past few years. I think she would do more harm than good

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Answer 7

itll be a bit different.... america's been run by male presidents since 1789 with george washington and im sure people will take a little time to adjust to a change that breaks precedence established in the course of over a century; but a little change never hurts ;]

Answer 8

Not the one who is going to run. It will be worse. If it was a rare women who had compassion for all living beings and was selfless and humble enough to take advice from sincere men then yes. But who is that. Or a man with those qualities for that matter.

Answer 9

Why not? I think thats a great idea because I think women are as smart as men and maybe even smarter.But i think we'll never be 100% as men because we are too sensitive and maybe won't be able to take the war and killing.

Answer 10

anyone other then george bush would be great!

but yeah i think there should be a girl president bcuz there a lot of intelligent woman out there who have a lot to offer.
i just dont know how many ppl would actually take her seriously. i mean men sometimes can just totally ignore wut woman have to say. not all men! but im sure theres a lot.
but i think itd be good and deffinetly a change