Saturday, April 27, 2013

Women and Politics

I just read an article in the Atlantic May 2013 edition where I found a quote stating that a study done in 1999 found that

                 "Male candidates were deemed more qualified, while females were four times more
                   likely to receive comments such as 'Would need to see evidence that she had gotten
                   these grants and publications on her own.'"

A woman can't be as qualified as a man simply because she was a woman. I say, that's ridiculous! I just don't understand the rationale that this should still be an issue.

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