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In reply to the discussion: According to this article 13% of men won't vote for a woman for president. [View all]marylandblue
(12,344 posts)15. I think it's more about how female leaders are treated than open unwillingness to vote for a woman.
It is impossible for a woman to get it right. She's either too ambitious or too weak. Too emotional or too cold. Smiles too much or not enough. Too aggressive or not assertive enough. The media may point this out from time to time, but they are among the worst offenders, with both male and female reporters playing into the stereotypes with, "People say she's..."
So even if 100% of men and women say they would be willing to vote for a woman, they still might not vote for any actual woman. This is unfortunate because I think we have a lot of good women running this year. But I don't think it's in the cards yet and the biased media coverage is reflecting that.
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primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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According to this article 13% of men won't vote for a woman for president. [View all]
Lunabell
Apr 2019
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I am a woman ...and I know the misogyny out there. I do not believe any woman
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#45
Who occupies the Whitehouse? And our woman candidates have a combined total of what 20%?
Demsrule86
Apr 2019
#68
You'll then support your premise (women can't win the Presidency) with objective facts, yes?
LanternWaste
Apr 2019
#70
Oh I think some might vote for Bernie, Biden or Beto, they just couldn't bring themselves
Dream Girl
Apr 2019
#10
We have a woman President. Her name is Hillary Clinton, and the office was stolen from her.
shenmue
Apr 2019
#14
I think it's more about how female leaders are treated than open unwillingness to vote for a woman.
marylandblue
Apr 2019
#15
So repugs, & we know repugs are the only misogynous party, won't vote for our candidates, well
yaesu
Apr 2019
#16
That's not what the article says at all. No where is the claim "won't vote for a woman" made. n/t
PoliticAverse
Apr 2019
#17
"...13 percent of both men and women now think that women are less suited for politics than men..."
Iggo
Apr 2019
#34
The survey actually states that 13% of men AND women think that women are less suited for politics
Kaleva
Apr 2019
#28
What percent of people who absolutely will not vote for a woman also absolutely will not vote for
RockRaven
Apr 2019
#31
I don't think we will see a woman president for at least another generation. Hillary was
lunamagica
Apr 2019
#37
30-35% of Americans would never vote for a Democrat no matter what the gender....
doompatrol39
Apr 2019
#52
According to the study the article cited, 13% of women agreed with those men
LongtimeAZDem
Apr 2019
#59
whatever number of "democratic" men who won't vote for a female candidate is offset by the females
beachbum bob
Apr 2019
#76