How women have been portrayed in politics and what can be done

HOW WOMEN IN POLITICS HAVE BEEN PORTRAYED

 In persuing this topic,one should ask these question below

• Are women not equal to men?
• Why are women in politis under -represented?
•  Are they not worthy to be in the public sphere?
• Why are they not involved in decision making?
• Are women not aware of their rights?

It is widely seen that women who are involved in politics have not been given the same opportunity as men to prove themselves .They are considered as less competent and still lagging behind in terms of education.One may wander why this is so .Why are there more men in the cabinet when we now examining Zimbabwe's case? One can observe that there are less than 5 women who are members of the parliament .Women are seen as people who do nor deserve to be in politics as they are also not included in decision making.They are 4 ways inn which female politicians have been labelled in the media and these are sex objects,mother,pet and iron maiden .
 CAN THIS BE CHANGED?

Yes of cause this can all be changed if women unite because they can never be change if they are divided .They have to fight for the same cause.Moreover women should have confidence that they are equal to men and deserve the same opportunities and should not be afraid to challenge them .Women should also know all their rights because most of them seem not to be aware of them. In order to be recognized in the public sphere ,women should also progress academically because in most cases it seems men are the more educated than women.The important thing is that they should become active and engaging citizens just accept the status quo .It is their right to challenge the status quo if they feel it oppresses and undermines their abilities.

Quote of the day - ''The greatest glory in life lies not in never falling but in rising each time we fall''-Nelson Mandela

We as women have fallen but we are not going to remain like that forever .It is time we rise because the sky is not the limit .The only limit that is there is the one we set for ourselves.


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