What do you consider fair? Limiting women because of the stereotypical characteristics of their gender? I didn’t think so. Why is it then that thousands of women have to endure this every single day? Think about it, how many females can you name that hold, or have held, prominent positions in politics? One? Two? This is exactly what I mean when I talk about gender inequality within our political system, and what it means for the female population. We disregard women every day for political positions, in favour of their male counterparts, regardless of their qualifications. We simply cannot allow this to continue, and today I intend to show you why.
You only have to look towards your local council to find evidence of blatant inequity: only 30% of local councillors are women and an even fewer 13% hold authoritative positions …show more content…
Thirty thousand women lose their jobs each year simply for being pregnant. How can we cast 30,000 members of our potential workforce aside every year, simply because of their gender and it’s ‘limitations’? Can we afford to shun such a large majority of our workforce so that our cabinet can feel more secure, relieved of the ‘threat’ the opposite gender poses? I doubt it. How can our government claim pride over Britain’s ‘democracy’ when we live in anything but? Ultimately, the bias attitude our political system endorses is beginning to damage the welfare both of our nation, and our population
Obviously, I can only do so much to aid my cause. I rely heavily on the passion and support of you, the public, as well as the central government to aid my campaign. Without you, this movement would simply fade out, never heard of again. We cannot allow that to happen. The problem of sexism in politics is too big for us to ignore; it affects us all, and will continue to affect us unless we take
You only have to look towards your local council to find evidence of blatant inequity: only 30% of local councillors are women and an even fewer 13% hold authoritative positions …show more content…
Thirty thousand women lose their jobs each year simply for being pregnant. How can we cast 30,000 members of our potential workforce aside every year, simply because of their gender and it’s ‘limitations’? Can we afford to shun such a large majority of our workforce so that our cabinet can feel more secure, relieved of the ‘threat’ the opposite gender poses? I doubt it. How can our government claim pride over Britain’s ‘democracy’ when we live in anything but? Ultimately, the bias attitude our political system endorses is beginning to damage the welfare both of our nation, and our population
Obviously, I can only do so much to aid my cause. I rely heavily on the passion and support of you, the public, as well as the central government to aid my campaign. Without you, this movement would simply fade out, never heard of again. We cannot allow that to happen. The problem of sexism in politics is too big for us to ignore; it affects us all, and will continue to affect us unless we take