http://jilliancyork.com/2009/06/26/a-step-forward-for-women/ Jillian C. York is a freelance writer and blogger. Sun, 20 May 2012 03:50:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://jilliancyork.com/2009/06/26/a-step-forward-for-women/#comment-2435 Jillian Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:29:34 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=528#comment-2435 Hisham, you're absolutely right. Hisham, you’re absolutely right.

]]> http://jilliancyork.com/2009/06/26/a-step-forward-for-women/#comment-2434 Hisham Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:52:00 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=528#comment-2434 It's definitely good to have women in the political scene... at least psychologically, this will -arguably- help mentalities shift from the current mean macho approach to a more modern, fair and inclusive system. Once we have said that, we mustn't allow ourselves to accept political chicanery be covered up by the very gender of a candidate. The same goes for ethnicity or religious groups as Americans have experienced, maybe more than any other people in the world. It’s definitely good to have women in the political scene… at least psychologically, this will -arguably- help mentalities shift from the current mean macho approach to a more modern, fair and inclusive system. Once we have said that, we mustn’t allow ourselves to accept political chicanery be covered up by the very gender of a candidate. The same goes for ethnicity or religious groups as Americans have experienced, maybe more than any other people in the world.

]]> http://jilliancyork.com/2009/06/26/a-step-forward-for-women/#comment-2432 Liosliath Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:41:05 +0000 http://jilliancyork.com/?p=528#comment-2432 The small village of Tizgui in SE Morocco (near Todra Gorge) just elected the first female in remembered history to its local governing committee. She didn't train with any US government organizations, I'm just hoping it's part of a larger overall trend. Perhaps, like some of her fellow electees in more powerful areas, she's a pawn - but it's a start. The small village of Tizgui in SE Morocco (near Todra Gorge) just elected the first female in remembered history to its local governing committee. She didn’t train with any US government organizations, I’m just hoping it’s part of a larger overall trend. Perhaps, like some of her fellow electees in more powerful areas, she’s a pawn – but it’s a start.

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