Feminist Take on Clinton and Palin's Impact
Here is an article assessing the impact of the 2008 candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin. Gloria Steinem makes an interesting point about the reaction of young women to the media coverage of the two candidates. She argues that media sexism directed at Clinton and Palin may have opened the eyes of twenty- and thirty-something women around the country, injecting feminism with new momentum. Do you agree? Feel free to comment.
posted by Michael R. Kramer | 6:49 PM
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This article made me think about the two female canidates in the past election. One, Hillary Clinton, represented the "well connected," polished, long serving politician. Sarah Palin, on the other had, was a new comer, with little knowledge of the political machine. The country did not seem to like either, so what is it going to take to get a women elected? A balance between a expert politician and "women of the people"? Or does this last election indicate that the country just does not want a women in the White House?
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