5 Reasons Why There has been No Woman President in America Till Now
America is country of paradoxes and the paradoxes are as big as the country itself. As liberated it is on a lot of fronts, the country still has to come out of it racist problems and gender inequalities. Shocking it may be, but the truth is that women still are not considered equals in the American society. It begins with the pay package where women still get paid less than men and is no starker than in politics. Although there are a lot of women in some serious power positions and head corporate giants, politics is still a field where they are underrepresented. It is more visible in the presidential race where after centuries; the country still has not had a woman president. There have been women secretary of states but never a president or a vice president. Here are some reasons as to why there has never been a single woman president in America till now.
1. Most American presidents come from a long line of patriarchal families
There has been a lot of American presidents who have come from a patriarchal lineage. Their families too were politically powerful and involved with fathers, brothers and other family members either being senators or even presidents like Bush senior or Bush junior. In such a scenario it is difficult for a woman to be elected as the president.
2. Both the parties are male dominated
Both the republican and democratic parties are largely male dominated and it is one reason why it is so rare to even find women as nominees for the presidential post. Since both these parties are as old as the country itself, certain values are entrenched and there is just not much openness and liberal stance to nominate and elect a woman president.
3. Different image for a woman president
Generally, the more powerful a woman, the more she is disliked. She is expected to act like a man and when she does is derided for the fact that she does not act like a woman. The same thing applies to when people think of a woman as an American president. When she gets too powerful, people tend to dislike her, while powerful men who become presidents score high on the likability factor.
