Generally “…voters tend to stereotype women as liberal and men as conservative (97). The ways in which women run for office differs in a wide variety of ways. There are conservative female runners and liberal ones. There are key differences in the ways in which they want to be covered by the media and are covered without the desire. Each of them uses different tactics to gain votes. They…differ in their backgrounds, reasons for running, and…issues they prioritize (97). Conservative and liberal women run for office and have differences in their media coverage, why is that? Southern …show more content…
This may have a lot to do with their tactics and the ways in which they reach out to registered voters. This serves to show that most women may be democratic and striving for improvement to be in a more progressive society. Through the media…people are being sold the concept that women and girls’ value lies in their youth, beauty, and sexuality, and not in their capacity as leaders (MRC 46).This demonstrates the importance of Democratic women running for office and extinguishing sexist beliefs. When you look at democratic women, such as Hilary Clinton who decides to wear pant suits and look more professional with her attire in order to keep from being seen in a sexual light, it is obvious that representing yourself as competent should be most important. Approximately twenty percent of news articles are about women, and many of these stories are of violence and victimhood” (MRC 46). This is more reason for the women to be strong, individualistic, and firm to show that women mean business and are not lacking strength. People keep perceiving women as having little to no strength which makes the women believe and feel as though it is necessary to be what society stereotypes them to be in nature. “Through media and advertising boys get the message that…women should be treated like objects...” (MRC 46). Democratic women show that they are confident and …show more content…
Democrats and Republican women who run for office have different ideals. Women who are involved in politics have to stick together and to take their positions seriously. Liberals generally make sure that they stick with the issues they revolve around changing society’s beliefs. Conservatives prefer to keep things like they were and to have old-fashioned beliefs. They are portrayed differently by the media because of the issues that they speak of and the networks that favor one party over the other. It is important for women to stand firm as we have a “Male dominance system, which is a patriarchal system. Women are viewed as child bearers but men forget that a woman is the only one who can give them life. It is time for women to take their power and finally utilize it to their advantage, remind