Gender and Politics

I was excited about the timing of the gender and politics presentation. I had gone to the Barack Obama rally/speech at Penn State a few days prior to the presentation, so I was definately in the politcal state-of-mind. I also really appreciated this presentation because I don't find a lot of time to watch a lot of tv, so I was able to catch up on some of the new issues in the primaries. I loved seeing the Hilary Clinton "crying" scene. That was not what it was made out to be. The reports that I had heard made it sound like she started bawling about something completely different. It was interesting to see the provoking question.

It was also interesting to see all of the pictures of 'stand by your man.' I don't know what I would do if I were in that situation...well, I hope to never be married to a political figure...., but I don't know if I would be comfortable standing by my man if he was caught having affairs with men. I think people in politics have to make too many sacrifices in their personal life. Their personal life is on display and up for judgement for the rest of America. I especially think that political wives suffer from making sacrifices (ex.-- Michelle Obama giving up career).

I thought this presentation was great!