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This 10 page paper discusses the way in which gender impacts politics; women in Latin politics in the recent past, and the situation today. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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the way in which gender impacts politics; women in Latin politics in the recent past, and the situation today. Gender and Politics The question has been asked, does gender
influence the way men and women participate in politics, and the answer is yes, absolutely. Much of this has to do with the fact that in many cultures, women
are not "expected" to enter the political arena. In fact, women have been disappointed in many aspects of political involvement. Its amazing to realize that women only
won the right to vote, in some countries; within the last few years (Kuwait granted suffrage this year!) Women felt that once they had the right to vote, they
would have greater representation (Making inroads in Parliament). But that hasnt been the case, and women all over the world have experienced difficulties getting elected to office (Making inroads
in Parliament). Part of the difficulty, oddly enough, is in getting other women to support them; part of it is due to the nature of the party system; and
another part of it is due to the very nature of politics, which are male-dominated (Making inroads in Parliament). Were using the U.K. as the example, but it holds for
legislative bodies the world over; since, when a woman enters government, she enters "a male domain. Parliaments were established, organized and dominated by men, acting in their own interest
and establishing procedures for their own convenience. There was no deliberate conspiracy to exclude women. It was not even an issue" (Making inroads in Parliament). Men who
served in legislative positions got there through "political processes that were male-dominated or exclusively male" (Making inroads in Parliament). That, in a nutshell, is the problem: men are
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