Women in Office Will Change Everything
I have looked high and low for the actual numbers of women that marched across the country (and the globe) this past weekend. The numbers are all over the place and the media coverage is far from strong. Why? The reason seems pretty clear which is that as much as women empowerment is becoming stronger on a daily basis, we are still not being given the voices we deserve. I am quite sure that if millions of men marched in 2017 and then returned to do it again in 2018 that the media would be all over it and the numbers would be concise.
Even the USA Gymnastics trial which is one of the worst cases of sexual abuse that is playing out in the court right now is underplayed in the press. 140 women were sexually abused by the team doctor for years. Many were paid off, asked to sign NDA’s and the organization let this continue to fester. What if 140 men were abused? Jerry Sandusky, the coach of Penn State, who engaged in sexually abusing 8 children for over 15 years, was front and center of the media from start to finish.
How do we truly change this? More women in Government, more women CEO’s, essentially more women at the top. It is time for women to take the reins at the top. When women sit on opposite sides of the table, they usually come together to move forward with solutions which is what we need. Social media has just amplified what we each want to hear and that is one of the many reasons for the intense line drawn in the sand in Government right now. The time is ripe for change and the record amount of female candidates paired with many retiring from Government roles could equal a huge shift at the top. The top sets the agenda and that bleeds down into everything including the media.
Based on the past week of the Government shutdown when the Republicans rule the House, the Senate and the WH yet want to blame the other side for this and it is mostly white men speaks volumes to me and obviously many women who are tossing their hat in the ring to make a difference and create change. It is time.
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I agree this is a must do.I am all in for supporting this.I am less optimistic that without structural changes everything will come up roses.There are systems that corrupt by their very nature.I worry that that is partially true here as well.
Power breeds corruption. A lot must be changed to not continue on that path. Term limits?
Dunno but I think we are smart enough to know that we must both push hard for diversity but as well address the structural issues as well.A bit clueless about the direction but cognizant that it needs to happen.Are there any women candidates I should follow that are working on this as part of a greater platform for change?
So many running. Don’t know where to begin
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.Term limits is a good idea for a great number of reasons. Entrenched power resists change and powers corruption.JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
.The National Women’s March — nobody even knows the actual title, a huge branding failure — devolved into a Democrat aligned, liberal screaming match. At best, its organizing meme is “not Trump” which is fine, but not effective or inspiring. Worse, it energizes Trump’s base and, thereby, stirs up opposition while trying to build support.In case nobody noticed, the Dems are unable to find a message, a messenger, a clear voice, and, most importantly, the ability to transform that into environment changing victories at the ballot box. Would it be unfair to suggest that the Dems are more focused on non-citizens than women when it comes to their actions.In part, it starts with the legacy of the Clintons — yes, that bunch, the Clintons — who provided us with two extraordinary exemplars — how not to behave as a powerful man and how not to act as a powerful woman.As an example, take a guy like me who would be likely to support this (mother, wife, daughter, grand daughter), but not while it is a political screaming match with no real organizational goals. No recognizable deliverables.It is like Veterans Day — have a parade and, essentially, do nothing for the rest of the year but mouth platitudes.This is a muddled mess when it could be something powerful and enlightening.Last point — it is not necessary to focus on the women. They aren’t the ones who are offending fairness. It is the men. The issue is manliness. Nothing changes until men judge other men and speak out.http://themusingsofthebigre…This is a conversation I have had with my son. Men need to set the standard, recognize it, respect it, and hold others to that standard. No amount of womens’ marches is going to change that.JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
I think you are missing much of the point here – Men have things ALL the time that are directionless and not clear in their message and branding – the women’s march needed to do NOTHING but uplift, inspire and gather women together to say ENOUGH. Topple the patriarchy IS a good goal for business, politics, education, sports etc – ALL boats rise in a rising tide and THAT is what the message is at the heart of the women’s march. Intersectionality is an important thing – NO question….but sadly….TOO many GOP women (and quite frankly a disappointing percentage of DEM women) ‘stood by their man’ on the Trump vote and that is in large part why we are here. Women make up 51% of the population and NOTHING should stop us from progressing and moving forward as FAST as possible. We can’t wait for men – too many times – they quickly leave us out of the equation – it’s just the way it is – sad but true.
.One does not change things with a directionless, unfocused effort in anything. It takes excellence to change things.Hillary Clinton should have won the election v a part time, amateur politician, but she didn’t. She didn’t because she just wasn’t good enough and ran a lousy campaign. Her entitlement tripped her up. Even as flawed as she was, she would have won if she’d run a better campaign.There is no tide rising. Women are being skewered in a myriad of fields – illegally in many of them — and are bonding in their victimhood. One does not change the world by being a victim and parading in vagina inspired attire.Men, writ large, are not the enemy. It is individuals. For every Harvey Weinstein, there are a million regular Joes who would never contemplate what he did. You have to get the Joes on your side to pummel the Harvey Weinsteins.The Joes have to be reminded to be men, to act in a manly manner which precludes preying upon women. Women have to act as if there is nothing even remotely extraordinary about that behavior. Women have to force men to rise to their expectations.http://themusingsofthebigre…The strategy to win is not to fight against men, but to create allies who can see the basic unfairness of the situation and to appeal to that realization. Powerful men are not just clueless, they like the current arrangement. Why wouldn’t they? They are predators. Women have to first resolve not to be prey.Our dialogue is a symptom of what is wrong with the discussion. I am a guy who supports this cause with both thought and deed. I was hiring women for my businesses for the last four decades, not because they were women, but because they were the best candidates for the job.I have nudged my daughter toward an entrepreneurial focus. It has worked well for her. She has worked for two great startups, started one herself, and is on her second startup. She doesn’t have to get the approval of any man.She just had a lovely baby girl and that girl’s world will be different than her mother’s. But it will not happen very quickly given current efforts,.JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
What I am suggesting….is that you listen a wee bit more – it is not that men are “the enemy” – its that they have not yet ..en masse…been the ally we need. There are MANY reasons that HRC didn’t win – but she didn’t “not win” alone – MANY things contributed to it and TOO MUCH of it was sexism at its core – sorry but its true. (Imagine if she’d shown up to DNC with 3 marriages and 5 children under her belt! and affairs and “grab him by the dick” – it would NOT have happened!) Until we are afforded the same level of mediocrity…
.Suggesting that HRC lost, even in part, because of sexism is to simply reiterate and restate the problem. I think we know the problem. Let’s focus on solutions, shall we?Right now, it feels like there is an orgy of victimhood. I think the world gets it. Move to phase II, the solutions.There is another elephant in the room which everybody pretends to ignore — Pres Bill Clinton was a serial predator and HRC was his protector, his enabler. Her credibility (the Dems in toto) is shot. That is a hard mountain to climb. He was even worse as he preyed upon a dopey intern.Pres Trump is not your enemy; he is your opportunity. It is not enough to be the “not Trump.” You have to provide an attractive alternative. What you suggest has nothing to do with competence or the ability to govern.The problem is going to be that the Trump economy is going to be spectacular. Nobody ever votes against their pocketbook.Striving for mediocrity is not going to win. Look to someone like the late Baroness Thatcher. She took no crap from anyone, did not flaunt her womanhood, she just campaigned and governed with excellence. She beat the US to the punch and was Prime Minister for 11 years starting in 1979. She is a perfect exemplar. She was not mediocre.JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
I’m sorry but your answers continue to prove the point.
https://www.facebook.com/ij…Rigorous intellectual debate, persuasive. How can this not work?JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
Keep your eye on Kamala Harris. I lived in SF when she was in gov’t there. She’s smarter than everyone in DC.I’ve started volunteering for a great group called Ragtag who’ve been instrumental in providing tech support and services for many the major resistance orgs, including those focusing on women running for office. If you want to feel that buzz of making a regular contribution to the movement, Ragtag’s a great place to do it. They really have it together and are doing amazing, fun, relevant, impactful work.
.Pure politics. Please, please, please God. She is fatally flawed.The Dems will never win the White House with a coastal candidate. They own the coasts already. A coastal candidate brings nothing unique, nothing new.The Dems have to find a candidate who brings a fly over state. Good luck with that.JLMwww.themusingsofthebigredca…
Big fan