1. Women in America: The Other Fifty Percent
- Author:
- Christina Bache Fidan
- Publication Date:
- 04-2007
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Institution:
- ARI Movement
- Abstract:
- Historically, if you were not a property owning white male you did not have the right to vote in America. The decision to allow women the right to vote, after a long struggle, in 1920, was a key turning point in the transformation of the American democratic experience. The challenge from then on, of making this right meaningful across America, through changing mindsets and training women, was left, for the most part, on the shoulders of civil society. To secure a higher representation of the national congressional seats in Washington, the Federal Government must reinforce legislation such as affirmative action for gender mainstreaming in all policy areas. The inclusion and empowerment of women in the political arena is of utmost importance to achieving a government that is truly "by the people, for the people."
- Topic:
- Government
- Political Geography:
- America and Europe