Gender Stereotypes In The United States

There have been many presidents that have served this country well; however, can Americans say that for the presidents we have now? There are many qualifications to be a presidential leader. They need to understand the value of the Constitution, leadership, and should not fear to speak of or about the word of God. Qualifications of the president can come from many different areas; many qualifications do not revolve around political experience. Sometimes it is the candidates personal views and beliefs that tend to be a higher importance.While many people believe that gender is a part of a person’s qualifications, it actually is not. According to Kathleen Dolan, a professor at Wisconsin Milwaukee, men and women focus on different issues. Men deal with taxes, trade, military, and economic development whereas women usually focus on education, health care, and poverty (Dolan, pg. 14). This shows that men and women may be stronger in different areas in terms of qualifications, but gender in itself does not make a person qualified or unqualified. …show more content…
James Underwood, a professor at Union College says in his article, “Lincoln's words and actions demonstrate that competing values must almost always give way to what he regarded as transcendent values: the specific duties and limits embodied in the Constitution and what he saw as its implied demand that the Union be preserved. Within the limits of his commitment to the Constitution as embodying transcendent values, Lincoln resembles Weber's ‘politician with a calling’”(Underwood). Like a building without a proper foundation, the country will fall without the foundation of the Constitution.Therefore, the next president must believe and understand the importance of upholding the