Has anyone been around long enough to remember the Women's Movement in the 1960's. This movement began by focusing on equal pay for equal work for women who compete within the workforce. The long fight for women's rights include, though are not limited to, the right: to bodily integrity and autonomy; to vote to hold public office; to work; to fair wages or equal pay; to own property; to education; to serve in the military or be conscripted; to enter into legal contracts; and to have marital, parental and religious rights.
Having said all that, "Why are some in the national media attempting to destroy the major female candidates of both party affiliations, with less than honest, negative media attention? Is this negative media being driven by their quest to push their own agenda? Many women and men are very angry at the blatant attacks by individuals, like Campbell Brown on CNN and reporters for the New York Times, on female candidates for public office. This female gender bias is not liberal or conservative leaning. It appears to be an outright attack on the female gender to push an African American into the driver's seat. When did it become fashionable to discriminate against the female gender in our country for political purposes?
Prior democrat candidate for president, Hillary Clinton was peppered daily by the national media with their negative dialog. This media attacked Hillary's physical character, her personality, her clothing, her husband, her daughter and just about anything that they could throw on a plate for fodder.
Now the media has moved on to Governor Sarah Palin. The media attacks include, but are not limited to, her husband, her daughter, and her parenting skills, not Governor Palin's ability, and the skills she brings to the race as the chief executive officer of the state of Alaska.
Women in the United States need to wake up and smell the coffee, so to speak. Why is it OK to attack female candidates on a personal level while ignoring the male species on the tickets. When was the last time you heard someone in the media ask why Obama doesn't stay home with his wife to provide better parenting for their children? Yes, Obama stated he didn't want attacks on the family but continues to turn a blind eye to the negative comments leaking from his campaign headquarters. What is really amusing is that Obama and Biden will be in Florida this week speaking on equal pay for equal work. How's that for hypocrisy, ladies?
In the height of the women's movement one advertiser used this slogan when referring to women, "You've come a long way baby!" Have we? After forty plus years, the gains we have made as women are quickly being trampled by some in the national media to push their own agenda during this presidential election. It's time we, as women and Americans, contact these media sources and say, enough is enough!
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Even locally, our female commissioners are unnecessarily and often times wrongfully bashed. Never thought about it being because of their gender, but it could be.
Speaking from experience, after working in a profession predominately made up of the male gender for over 25 years, I have seen, heard, and been the subject of gender bias. This is part of the game if a female wants to compete on a level playing field in the construction field, without relying on affirmitive action programs and set-asides for minorities. Does this make it right? No, it doesn't and no woman needs to step to the back of the bus in our day & age and that includes Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin, Laura Bush, Margaret Thatcher, or Mrs. Smith that bakes cookies down the street!
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