Event Title
A Female Political Body?: The Growing Role of Women in Politics
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Government
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Donna Langston
Mentor's Department
Gender and Women's Studies
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Modem politics has a homogeneous history of being a social system dominated by men. Although the majority of women in the global community have only eamed suffrage rights within the last half of the nineties, their role as a political force is a growing one. Not only is the voting body becoming more female, but women are becoming a powerful factor in leadership and representation. Several arguments have developed as the prominence of women in politics continues to progress. The masculinity of realism (the dominant ideology of current world politics), the gender gap on issues of war, security, and defense, and the evolution of "women's" issues ane just a few of the many topics under scrutiny by the contemporary political community and the public. Whether the disparities of political opinion between men and women are attributed to biological or cultural differences, it is certain that the feminization of the political community will have a significant effect on international relations.
A Female Political Body?: The Growing Role of Women in Politics
CSU
Modem politics has a homogeneous history of being a social system dominated by men. Although the majority of women in the global community have only eamed suffrage rights within the last half of the nineties, their role as a political force is a growing one. Not only is the voting body becoming more female, but women are becoming a powerful factor in leadership and representation. Several arguments have developed as the prominence of women in politics continues to progress. The masculinity of realism (the dominant ideology of current world politics), the gender gap on issues of war, security, and defense, and the evolution of "women's" issues ane just a few of the many topics under scrutiny by the contemporary political community and the public. Whether the disparities of political opinion between men and women are attributed to biological or cultural differences, it is certain that the feminization of the political community will have a significant effect on international relations.
