You get elected, often, if you're a woman, on the strength of the women's vote; then you get into office, and you have to adapt to an overwhelmingly male environment.
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You have to build your credentials as a candidate, not just as a woman. You also have to be willing to exercise power. We've been educated to be mothers, peacemakers, but we must learn that we can't please everybody.
When given the chance, women have proven they will participate in the electoral process.
Growing up in politics I know that women decide all elections because we do all the work.
Women are not only deciding the outcome of elections, they serve as important role models for their daughters and other young women - they hold a key to expanding the way in which women value and experience politics.
I think sometimes women are not driven by the same, albeit, testosterone power thing that pushes men to get into politics.
Politics is a potent way to empower women.
Having women in office is vital to the health of our democracy because women play a unique role in our society. By and large, women are still the primary caregivers in families, even as we have taken our place in the workforce.
Women need to become conscious of the impact that their attitudes and actions can have on future generations of voters and politicians.
We are bringing women into politics to change the nature of politics, to change the vision, to change the institutions. Women are not wedded to the policies of the past. We didn't craft them. They didn't let us.
I truly feel that being a woman, and particularly a mother, has had a large impact on my campaign.
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