Welcome to “Who Run The World: A Women’s Podcast.” This podcast series explores different aspects of womanhood in intersectional ways.
This episode is about women in politics — my guest is Natyely Soza. We discuss the lack of diversity in our institutions, the presidential election, Hillary and more.
Want to know more? Here’s some helpful links.
The need for more female politicians: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a57522/congress-sexism-women/A woman candidate vs. a woman’s candidate: http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/04/why-female-politicians-arent-always-pro-women.htmlHillary Clinton held to a higher standard: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-impossible-expectations-of-hillary-clinton-and-all-women-in-authority/2016/02/19/35e416d0-d5ba-11e5-be55-2cc3c1e4b76b_story.html2014 midterm elections not a feminist victory: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/news/a32958/what-the-2014-elections-mean-for-women/Low U.S. voter turnout: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/05/06/u-s-voter-turnout-trails-most-developed-countries/All women congress: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/female-lawmakers-show-senate-blizzard-article-1.2511309
This is a 5-part series. See the rest of the episodes here.
Collegian Writer Catie Perry can be reached at letters@collegian.com or on Twitter @perrycatie.