But is it the government’s fault anyways that women have been discriminated against? I propose that even though there are many ways the government has allowed female oppression and discrimination, there are more significant ways women have allowed it to happen to them. Even back in the days of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women stayed quiet about these issues that th

As much as anyone can vote (18 and over of course!), and write letters, you can also run for a public office. Even though women make up the majority of the electorate too few women attempt to become candidates. According to the Center for Voting and Democracy:

ey knew made them virtually powerless. Unfortunately, even today when opportunities are at their easiest to access, women act like sheep. Its time for women to stop grazing around waiting for the boy to cry wolf. Men are not the our wolves, we are. And the only ones who are crying wolf are female. Women are all capable (and I emphasize “all”), but generally not willing to step up. Women who sit and complain cower behind the women who are the politicans, recieving professional degrees, or lobby congress. They also cower beneath the homemakers who vote at every ballot opportunity. There is an overarching sense that women’s voices are not sufficently heard, that women need to be more active participants in the political process, and that women can shape their quality of lives and those of their families and communities through their involvement.

Women outnumber men in the adult population, and ccording to the Federal Election Commission, ever since the 1980s women have registred and voted at consistentl higher rates than men. These two factors add up to approximately 8 million more registered women voters than men. Politicians have come to recognize that women are a powerfulo force for change. However, change can only be effected if women continue to p

Some topics in this essay:
Cady Stanton, Election Commission, Martha Stuart, House Senate, President Clinton, Democracy Women, Cry Wolf, power women, women voters, power women voters, politicians listen, wrong doings, candidates women, women’s voices, writing letter, cry wolf, public office,