Response to Articles: Kayse

I thought the articles to be a little repetitive, especially the first one since the entire book we just read covered the same material. It is true that there are not many women in the government. There should be more. But currently, I do not like the methods behind getting more in there. I don't want just any woman in a government position, I want the right woman. I think that once the focus is redirected to getting a well qualified woman, who is all about the job and not using it as a platform for her own agenda of being a woman in politics, women will move forward into the government.

Apart from that observation, I made another very important one after reading these assignments. I have a hard time relating to the material we have read/discussed in class so far and I couldn't figure out exactly why. It wasn't just the fact that I don't consider myself that was holding me back from making connections. After reading the second article, I finally know why. There were a lot of statistics dating back to the 80s and even further that just don't apply to me. I feel so disconnected from this material because, to me at least, it feels like it is addressing a much older audience. Yes, women still face hardships in the workplace today, but it seems that many of the women I know balance work and home life pretty well. Yes, they probably do a bit more housework then the men, but I know most of the marriages to be pretty equal partnerships in which each spouse takes on responsibility of the work. I feel that the roles of the 'housewife', or the career woman who has to come home to her 'second job' are not as common today as they were when these statistics were taken, but maybe it's just me.....