This article is about not enough women running for political office. For so long women have felt as if they were not qualified enough to take on a political job. Most women just didn't have the confidence. Society praise men for ambition and not women. When it come to women, they are very hesitant about promoting themselves.
Upshot did an article with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and her take of women in political office. She feel that women are just as likely as men to run for office and get elected, but women just don't run. The number of women serving in office slowed downed back in the 90's. The so-called ambition gap of women are less likely to be encouraged by parent, teachers, or party leaders to run. When women do run, they often start out at lower-level positions than the first-time male candidates. A study done by Jennifer L. Lawless of American University says, "Women are going to assume there's this bias and you get undercut and encounter sexism every time you open your mouth, and the reality is that's just not true". She sees Hilary Clinton as a perfect example and role model for the women in politics.
Gabriela Schneider disagreed with the article from Upshot. She feel it's not an "ambition gap" that holds women back from our rightful place in elected office, but a systemic flaw in our politics that prioritizes fund-raising prowess over ability, experience and character. Schneider see this as an
"old boys' club" and women don't stand a chance. Women haven't even had the right to vote for a century, yet while men have been campaigning for more than two centuries. Even though she doesn't feel as if Hillary Clinton should strand as the latest best example of a female candidate pursuing office, but instead mark the beginning of a sea change in American politics.
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