Imbalanced Politics

Men and women are considered to have different strengths when it comes to politics; women make better compromisers while men take more risks. The problem is that we don’t see many women represented in political positions, particularly in positions where the woman has to be appointed.

In history, the election of a female president does not mean an automatic increase of women in government positions, in fact it is the opposite. Before 1993, the percentage of women in the U.S. cabinet never rose above 18%. Under President Bill Clinton, the percentage increased to 32% from 1993 - 1997 and then again to 41% from 1997 - 2001. When President George W. Bush came into office it dropped to 19% in 2001 and when President Obama came in it went up to 35%. When looking outside the U.S., in Taiwan, having a woman in power did not mean more women would be appointed in government, it meant more men would be. So what will President-Elect Trump decide to do? Will he continue to employ women in the U.S. cabinet, or will the number decrease?

Women bring important insights to decision-making and policies that will be considered with their absence. Women need more representation in the highest government bodies to bring their perspective to discussions about the future of the county. With such great imbalances between men and women in political bodies, we can only achieve imbalanced policies.

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