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A Woman for President? Well yeah! It seems like this could be the right time. What do you ladies think? There is no wrong answer to the question. Is it time for a woman president?

Considering that other major countries elected woman leaders a generation ago, I think that the USA is WAYYYY overdue!

Also considering that many men who have been great leaders have had extraordinary women behind them solidifying the fact that "behind every great man there is a great woman". I'm sure that's not always the case but I'm also sure that it is often the case. That being said, why not move a woman to the front and give her a chance to really show what a woman in charge can do. Obviously, we do need a change in this country why not give a woman the chance to truly lead, not to lead by proxy behind a man? A woman for President? Well yeah. Is it time? Tell us what you think? There's no wrong answer just an opportunity to share your opinion.

I wouldn't mind having a woman president, although I don't think Hilary is the right woman. I wish Condoleezza Rice was running, I would definately vote for her!

If I had been asked this question 20, 15 or 10 years ago, I would have immediately responded with an emphatic YES. We were coming out of the Cold War, Great Britan had a female Prime Minister, and women were firmly ensconced in corporate America. What has changed in the past 10 years are the types of threats to our National Security and Safety and the source of those threats. The radical element of Islam, as I understand it, is male dominated. Many still view women as property. Knowing this mindset, I question how effective a woman as President could be with this threat source, not due to her intelligence, leadership capabilities, or other good attributes, but due to her gender. Some would say Equal Rights for women are not yet firmly established here at home. It's obvious they are not established world-wide. I feel the first responsibility of government is to protect its citizens. As much as I would love to see our Country lead by a competent and talented woman, it pains me to say this might not be the right time.

Thank you ladies for joining in to the discussion on this very timely and very important topic. I too have questioned whether a woman has the ability to project a strong enough presence to rule effectively, however, she would not be standing alone. As the Commander in Chief, there are lots of strong men and women standing behind her. It might just be a role reversal that would re-balance the structure of things to have people doing what they really do the best. So many of the households in this country are in fact ruled by a woman. Why? Because they are strong, capable of multi-tasking almost all of the time, capable of mediating the many family squables that are part of family life, and in todays world also often running a business or holding down a full time job at the same time. At the same time they are gracious and able to nurture and attend to matters of emotion. A big part of what is important is to have a good support staff. Americans, a whole country of them, is a good support staff. A Woman for President? Well, yeah! Is it time? What do you think? There are no wrong answers here. Just the opportunity to give your opinion

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I agree completely that a woman can be president and would gladly vote for a woman if she represented my values. I just can't vote for Clinton in particular. If another woman was running who was more in line with what I wanted, I would vote for her in a second.

I know several women marines and feel women can be just as tough and commanding as men can be.

I, too, am ready for a female president. However, Hillary does not represent a person with whom I share the same values.

I'll answer with another question. Do you think that any women will ever live up to our expectations to be the President? I think that we as women perhaps set impossible standards for a women setting the bar way higher than where we set the bar for a man. If all values were exactly equal between a male and a female candidate would you choose the women or the man to be the President?

Howdy, everyone. I dunno about the rest of you but after she was so arrogant in last night's debate, completely running over the moderator's wishes and completely ignoring the questions given my Mr. Jorge Ramos, if anything, she shows me how not to act as a woman (loud, rude, arrogant and pushy). I have followed Mrs. Clintons' life for awhile, even got a chance to hear her speak here in Houston almost 15 yrs. ago and she was so delightful but hey, who am I. Maybe you're supposed to put up a defense in this type of procedure. Thanks for the invitation on this manner and I totally agree with some of the other women raising their voices on this matter. Senator Clinton is smart, intelligent, on point, knowledgable,caring and concerned with the poor but she is not the one cut out for president....just an opinion.

Again I have a question - if a man pushes forward when speaking to make a point, is he not perceived as a strong speaker with a point to make, while a woman is perceived as pushy and rude? Do we have a double standard for women and men regarding what is acceptable behavior when trying to be in positions of power? If we do, can any woman ever really become the President of this country?

The hypothetical man is a rude POS, too.

I will vote for a woman for president when I see a woman running for president who I feel can do a good job of it without being a jerk, is an honest person who can represent and support her constituents, who cares about "us poor folk" and wants to work hard to make life better and safer for the citizens of her country, while encouraging peace throughout the rest of this little world.

These are the exact same standards I seek in a male leader.

I don't discriminate. If I don't like someone, it's not because of that person's gender, race, religion, etc. I despise them for more personal reasons. If I set a personal standard for someone in a certain position, I don't care what genitalia, genetic background, or holy book they're hauling around, that standard will not change.

If it were any other woman, I might say "Yes", but Billary is not the choice.
I think that in order for a woman to run this country, she is going to have to have many qualities. One is she will have to be a cutthroat to deal with some of the men in this world and especially in politics.
Two, she will have to be honest and follow through with action and not just words.
(LIKE THAT WOULD EVER HAPPEN. LOL)
Three, she would have to have some common sense and know that what is happening in our own country is what should always be at the forefront. This country worries to much about foreign affairs and not its own people.
That's just a few of them. But I have yet in all of history to ever find one single politician who ever had any worthwhile qualities to lead this country.

Right if a guy was pushy I'd find it equally as rude. I understand some people have the "powerful woman = bitchy" mindset but most of my female friends are business owners or in positions of power so I think of them as normal and wonderful But if a woman is rude, that's completely different. I don't take rudeness from men or from women.

When I grew up in Connecticut we had a female governor. She was strong, had great support, and I had no problems supporting her. So again it is completely about this particular candidate. I won't vote for Clinton but I would vote for a woman who matched my interests in a heartbeat, no reservations.

So, it's obvious that we all want our politicians, male or female to be strong, to put this country's interest first, to have common sense, and to look out for all Americans. This is all very logical and sensible. It's also logical that most of us do not believe that many politicians have all of these qualities. So then that leads me to my next question which is if all candidates runing for President were equally lacking in these good qualities would you vote for the man or the woman running for office? If the assumption is that often the only political choice is to choose the lesser of two evils, would you choose to give the woman a chance to be President or would you still opt for the man as the safer choice? Is it our basic instinctive behavior in this country to believe that a man in charge of the country is still better able to keep us safe?

I don't think any candidate is ever equal to any other. You could ask that same question about race, about height, about weight, etc. But it's a biased question. It's like asking if you'd rather kill child 1 or child 2. I'd rather kill neither

There is never going to be a situation for me when I will choose "based on gender". There will always be something logical to choose on. I would equally never choose based on blonde hair or black hair

I too totally agree that votes should never be based solely on gender, hair color, race religion, etc, etc. and that we should always vote based on issues; however, it is a sad but true fact that many people do make their choices based on reasons that have nothing to do with qualifications. I don't agree that candidates cannot be equally qualified or equally bad and when all things are close to equal if you make no choice then you do not vote and that's not a good choice either. And that is when I think that people sometimes default to making choices based on superficial factors.

There are no right or wrong answers to these questions being presented. But I do personally think that people often vote based on superficial reasons. So my question again is hypothetical and is if the qualifications of two candidates for President were equally good or equally bad would you choose the male or female candidate if that hypothetically was the only thing that was different between the two candidates? I think that in this country the majority of people would default to the male choice because a familiar choice usually seems safer. What do you all think?

It's an impossibility. I (like most people, I suspect) cannot answer a hypothetical question in the spirit in which it was intended if it is impossible for the issue to ever come to pass. There will always be a difference between candidates besides gender or race. We will never have to choose between two candidates that differ only in gender. There will always be differences in their educational, career, and life experience. There will always variations in their voting records, stances on major issues,ideas, and plans to implement said ideas. There will always be differences in their character. There will never be two absolutely identical candidates who differ from each other only by gender.

My belief in how the people will vote regarding gender is this: If our first female president is one who does more good than harm for our country, and is well liked, most Americans will no longer let gender have influence in how they vote. But I really don't think most people will let gender be a main issue in the first place because, as listed above, there are so many other, more important reasons to choose one candidate over another.

From an outsider looking in and with what we get in the media over here: It appears to us that USA is not ready for a black president. The republicans know this and must be thrilled to have Obama the leading democrat. If he is the democrat winner then the democrats will lose. However, if Clinton wins the nomination then she will run as an equal to the republican white man and the democrats have a chance. Bush is painted in media as a bumbling idiot and warmonger.

Hi Ladies -

I appreciate your joining in and giving your opinion. Several of you have indicated that it is difficult to give an opinion based on an improbable hypothetical question and I completely agree with you on that fact. However, the reason for that hypothetical question being phrased as it has been is to level the playing field and really get a true opinion on the question of whether you would vote for a Woman for President. It is to find out if we have evolved enough to view a female as just as strong and capable as a man when it really counts - on a level playing field. Women have climbed dramatically in business over the many long years that they have been fighting to be seen as equals to men, however, in some instances they are still not deemed equal with regard to promotions and salary and are often still viewed as too emotional by men to fill the top spot in business scenarios. So my question again is to find out if when push comes to shove, do women actually feel that way too.

And Thanks to you Felicity for the view of one outside looking in. It's always very enlightenting to hear that viewpoint on any topic.

So again, for new readers, I'm asking my hypothetical question - if all things were equal between two candidates running for President except gender, would you vote for the man by default because we've always had a man as president; or would you vote for the woman because it's time to bring a strong woman out from behind the men? Remember there are no wrong answers here, just the opportunity to weigh in on a very timely question due to the fact that for the first time ever a woman is a viable consideration to fill the office of President of the USA

I still voice my disagreement with ever choosing male-vs-female. It's meaningless to me. I always vote on issues and there will always be an issue difference. I would never choose based on 4 freckles or 5 freckles. To me that is what you're asking, to choose based on freckle count.

As far as other questions, I have a HUGE book on "women and leadership" -

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I think that all things being equal, I might choose a woman candidate over a man, just to break through into the next realm.

I've said all along that I thought a wise move for a strong [male] candidate would have been to have a female or minority running mate for VP...this would allow the public to gradually become used to the idea. Of course it's long overdue to have women and/or minorities in the oval office, but it's terribly difficult to break the long-standing political opinion that the President of the United States must be a white male. Getting a President into office with a female or minority VP would be GROUND-BREAKING... and I think, once acceptable, would better pave the path for the future candidates.

I believe it's unfortunate to have to choose between Hillary and Obama. It might have been better to have one [new] choice this term and another next time.
Unfortunately, again...you are asking an American public to set aside their beliefs [that the Pres must be white/male], and say to themselves, "Which is the lesser of the evils- a woman or an African-American man?". They are also asking women/minorities to choose, when one choice would be easier to manage.

Many thanks to Julie for a very insightful response. First there are no real alternate choices other than a white male President and then there are two new interesting choices, a female candidate and a minority candidate. I guess this could be a perfect example of feast or famine. At any rate this is an exciting time in politics in the US and a very important time to exercise your right to vote.

If you're reading this forum please feel free to join in and give us your opinion on whether you think it's time for a woman President?

It certainly appears this question is being considered in a big way based on the results of the primary results. Put your thinking cap on if you're going to be voting in PA and ask yourself and is it time for a woman President?

Again I say, well yeah, why not?

It would depend on the woman running I know everyone has an opinion but in this race I am backing Hillary, I like what she stands for and I was also lucky enough to personally see her here in our little town. I think she has what it takes and she is also very gracious (saw it with my own eyes) to people. I think a woman can be president and I also agree we do need a womans touch at this time. This is a really exciting and interesting time, the suspense is really going to mount with this election.

I also like much of what Hillary stands for and think that it is time for a woman to run the big show. Just think about it. Most women have a multitude of talents and skills, and are generally adept at nurturing. This country is so tired and sad right now it really needs to be nurtured. And while it is healing and returning to a more vibrant healthier existence it needs an experienced leader with skills and talents and proven strength to steer us out of the gloomy storms of recession and war.

Tell us what you think. No wrong answers here, just an opporutnity to be heard on a very timely important decision that people across this country are deciding right now. Is it time for a woman President?