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March 19th, 2009 - 07:32 am
uhm, male politicians in the runnings for these positions vastly outnumber their female counterparts - just for starters. There are social reasons behind that - women have it harder getting into politics then men due to social barriers and just outright sexism, go figure! But also, when women DO manage to get into those positions, they tend to do so by largely selling out the people they claim to represent and supporting policies that make the people around them (largely wealthy white men) more comfortable (see also: Sarah Palin). This means that if women (or any marginalized group, for that matter) want to elect someone who truly represents us, we are doubly screwed - our choices are so limited as to not be choices at all.

IN CONCLUSION: Blame the victim much?
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