Woman in Politics

While gender equality has been achieved many decades ago , women are underrepresented in politics , although if they succeed in gaining access to this male-dominated field , they prove to be highly successful and effective politicians . There are few spheres of social life where traditional patriarchic structures are as well preserved as in politics While women won their right to vote many decades ago , they often find difficulties in realizing their political right to get elected . However the only reason why female politicians are few and far between is tradition . Women are still regarded

as belonging in the private sphere of homemaking and childrearing rather than public domain of politics Despite the implicit discrimination against women , many of them manage to succeed and prove that they can be as skilled as politicians as their male counterparts . There are many females among the most influential world 's politicians . To name a few , they are Angela Merkel , Germany 's Chancellor Mary McAleese , the President of Ireland Nancy Pelosi , the Speaker of the U .S . House of Representatives Condoleezza Rice , the United States Secretary of State Senator Hillary Clinton and recently appointed conservative candidate for Vice President Sarah Palin . From a historical perspective , there are even more examples of successful female politicians , such as Margaret Thatcher , the former Prime Minister of the UK Indira Gandhi , the Prime Minister of India in 1966-1977 and 1980-1984 Edith Cresson the former Prime Minister of France Kim Campbell , the Prime Minister of Canada in 1993 Mary Robinson , the president of Ireland in 1990-1997 Megawati Sukarnoputri , the President of Indonesia in 2001-2004 and many others . All these examples prove that women can be as successful in politics as men...