Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options, and label the beginning of your post indicating either Option 1 or Option 2:

• Option 1: Political scientists disagree on the exact causes of low representation of women in Congress. Why do you think there are so few women in Congress in comparison to men? How likely is it that these patterns of representation will dramatically change over your lifetime? For this discussion question, you will have to do some research online.
• Option 2: What characteristics do you think voters look for when choosing a president? Do you think voters choose the characteristics they are looking for depending on the socioeconomic and political environment – lack of jobs, riots, COVID-19, environmental concerns and other issues etc.? Explain your answer.

Be sure to make connections between your ideas and conclusions and the research, concepts, terms, and theory we are discussing this week.

Solution

I feel that there are so few women in comparison to men in Congress because of patriarchy. It has taken a long time to get from underneath that social construct and some people in the United States are still struggling with it. It is so pervasive at times. When there is a woman vs a man running for President or a senate seat, we see the media discussing what outfits, makeup or family decisions a woman has made. I have yet to hear someone discuss Mitch McConnell’s or………..please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5