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In reply to the discussion: Coincidence? I think not. [View all]CrispyQ
(39,327 posts)24. So glad I clicked on this thread!
Recently I read that one woman is a token, two are allies, & three are a coalition. It may have been in Michael Moore's movie, "Where to Invade Next?" when he talks to the women leaders of Iceland. One of them said she would never want to live in the US because we don't take care of each other, of our communities.
Nevada state legislature has majority women.
Women outnumber men in the Nevada legislature. What difference does it make?
Nevada has the only legislature with more women than men in both chambers. Some academics are studying what that representation means.
Barbara Rodriguez
Statehouses Reporter
Published
January 31, 2021, 6:00 a.m. MT
https://19thnews.org/2021/01/nevada-legislature-majority-women/
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Pat Spearman has no doubt that women make a big difference at the Nevada legislature.
The Democratic state senator pointed to a 2019 debate over a bill that would allow people to access a years worth of birth control instead of a 30-day supply, something advocates say helps people avoid unintended pregnancy.
Spearman said she was surprised when male legislators in the room suggested that people with that much birth control would sell the medication.
Why would they sell them if they need them? Spearman said she asked. Every woman on the committee, and that was in the hearing room, you watched their heads nod. They knew exactly what we were talking about.
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And don't forget about Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand or past prez Golda Meir of Israel.nt
mitch96
Apr 2022
#45
oh, mentioned those two as it would complete the set (all 8 Nordic/Baltic nations)
Celerity
Apr 2022
#6
This underscores the sad reality Tucker's "The End of Men" is really all about the fear of women.
sop
Apr 2022
#8
It's why I used the adjectives to describe the women we need in top level government.
llmart
Apr 2022
#41
Hillary Clinton was probably the most qualified POTUS candidate in our lifetimes.
Raster
Apr 2022
#21
And aren't those, like, 5 of the 10 happiest countries in the world? (can't remember the source)
TheRickles
Apr 2022
#29
I thought Norway did have a female PM? Or you mean she's not a social Dem?
LymphocyteLover
Apr 2022
#32
Oh, yes, most members of the Norse Conservative Party would be to the left of Manchin
Celerity
Apr 2022
#71