… And referring to “girls”? Can all the rest of us do that?
Women Political Leaders Key To “More Equal and Caring Societies”
King’s College London / July 31, 2020
The report shows that when women are able to exercise political leadership, there are gains not just for women and girls but for the whole of society.
The main findings of the report include:
• Women policy makers prioritise issues that benefit the most vulnerable in society, such as healthcare, welfare and education. As such, more women leaders seem to make for more equal and caring societies;
• Women may be more likely to focus on these issues because they have greater experience of deprivation, and because they are often responsible for caring for others;
Men aren’t? Citation, please?
• On average, women work harder than men to represent their constituencies,
Just curious: how was this measured?
which is linked to a stronger sense among voters that government is responsive to their needs;
• Increased representation of women in elected office is associated with counteracting corruption and focusing resources on the quality and consistency of public service delivery;
• States where women hold more political power are less likely to go to war and less likely to commit human rights abuses;
So they will do it; they’re just numerically less likely. Got it.
• Women bring collaborative and inclusive leadership styles into political environments that are often characterised by division and one-upmanship.
To me, that just translates as “women politicians tend to be more socialist and that’s what we want to see”.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—At a press conference today, Joe Biden was proud to announce that he’d selected his running mate for the 2020 election: Aunt Jemima.
“She’s a clean, articulate woman of color, she’s a self-made businesswoman, and she’s a great listener,” Biden said as he unveiled his pick for vice president. “We were looking at two criteria for my VP: her race and her gender, and Jemima nailed both qualifications.”
“Plus, she smells fantastic. Welcome to Team Joe, toots!” He then put his hands on the neck of the bottle and caressed it, giving the bottle of maple syrup a good sniff.
Horrified aides caught the press conference on TV and rushed to the location, tackling Joe to the ground and putting him back in the basement. “You’ll know who your VP pick is when you need to know, Joe.”
Whoever wrote this nonsense has obviously never heard of Lori Lightweight or Jenny Durkan, or the girly man pretending to run Minneapolis.
Don’t cry for me, Argentina…
Of course female lead countries are less likely to go to war cough Margaret Thatcher cough because they would have to ask those icky men do their fighting.
Oh yeah. “States where women hold more political power are less likely to go to war.” Queen Victoria reigned 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901. The Empire was in the following conflicts: Lower Canada Rebellion, Upper Canada Rebellion, Newport Rising, Egyptian–Ottoman War, First Anglo-Afghan War, First Opium War, Eumerella Wars, Wairau Affray, Battle of One Tree Hill, First Anglo-Sikh War, Flagstaff War, Hutt Valley Campaign, Seventh Xhosa War, Wanganui Campaign, Matale rebellion, Second Anglo-Sikh War, Soninke-Marabout War, Taiping Rebellion, Eighth Xhosa War, Second Anglo-Burmese War, Kurdish revolt of 1855, Santhal rebellion, Second Opium War, Anglo-Persian War, Indian Rebellion of 1857, Fraser Canyon War, Indigo revolt, Pig War (maybe my favorite), First Taranaki War, Bombardment of Kagoshima, Shimonoseki Campaign, Ambela Campaign, Invasion of Waikato, Second Anglo-Ashanti War, Second Taranaki War, Tauranga Campaign, Morant Bay rebellion, Seqiti War, East Cape War, Andaman Islands Expedition, Klang War, Titokowaru’s War, British Expedition to Abyssinia, Te Kooti’s War, Red River Rebellion.
Wow. Oh wait, that just gets us to 1870. There are still 31 years of war to list, but hey.