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Women in American Politics

American women in general have struggled in gaining people 's acceptance in both society and politics (Sanbonmatsu ,

. 368 . More specifically America has never

had a woman president since the time of the Founding Fathers to the present time for several reasons . One is that American women have only recently experienced the liberty to go beyond the household tasks usually attributed to their gender roles . As a consequence , it is only recently that America has given ample room for women to excel in what has been the largely patriarchal structure of American politics , although the extent of participation given to American women are not yet completely realized . Two is that few American women have turned to politics and only few of these female politicians have actually taken the challenge to reshape the perception of male-dominance in the American presidency . And three is that even the current setting of American politics , which by and large is predominantly occupied by men , contributes to the presence of the limitations faced by aspiring female politicians , which include either the low recognition of women candidates or the higher regard for male political aspirants within the political system itself (Thompson ,

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It is only in the late nineteenth century when women have gradually gained their liberty to participate in the affairs in the society and in the government with less restraint as compared to the earlier years . One thing that can be said from this is that there has been an awakening on the part of American women , knowing only quite recently the capabilities that they have in shaping the nation 's politics and using that knowledge to further expand their social recognition . However , even if women can now freely participate in the American political system , such freedom does not necessarily translate into having the large probability of say , winning the local or national elections . It can also be said that the inability to transform that freedom into the power to occupy important political positions rests on the earlier influence of men on the political system . Long before women were given the political capability to engage into politics , male Americans were already shaping the course of the American political system (Traube ,

. 129 . The very fact that we call the founders of the Constitution the Founding Fathers already hints at the patriarchal setting of the earlier days of the government . During those early years , the primary tasks of women were confined within households . They served as the `ornaments ' of men during social gatherings , so to speak

Given the unwelcoming history of how women had to endure the status of being ineffective members...