Women In Public Office: What's Holding Them Back?
by SavvyRoo on Mar 20, 2015 | Views: 135 | Score: 0
| Women are held to higher standards | People aren't ready to elect women leaders | Women don't have sufficient party support | Family responsibilities don't leave enough time | Women aren't tough enough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| There are not more women in high public office because... | 38 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 8 |
% of Americans
Sources:
pewsocialtrends.org
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In positions of high political office, men hold an overwhelmingly disproportional number of positions. What are the reasons, then, that women aren't being elected? According to a study by Pew Research, many Americans believe societal prejudices to be the primary factor holding women back.