Women in politics has been an immensely growing topic ever since Hillary Clinton ran for president for the first time. It was the first time in history that any woman had even attempted to run for president and she did very well for her circumstances. This sparked the question of how would having more women in our political system affect the way it operates and its values. With more and more women running for political positions and two female presidential candidates in the race now this question could be answered very soon. Women are thought to have not been running for political offices because of their connection to “home”, their children, husbands, their families. It has now been shown that a woman's connection to home is not usually the limiting factor for them running for and winning political races. In fact, Jennifer Lawless, a Brookings senior fellow who also directs the Women and Politics Institute at American University noted that she felt she was treated the same as male candidates in her race. Women are not being treated vastly differently from their male counterparts which implies they have the same chance at winning the race which leaves mystery to what is keeping our country from having more women in our political system. If there were more women in our political system there would be more diversity in the resolutions of issues and new perspectives and thoughts on issues presented to the U.S. government. This presidential election may shed light on what it would be like to have a government with more female involvement.
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