Women and Politics

Published in El Caribe
(Dominican Republic) on 8 November 2018
by Claudia Fernandez (link to originallink to original)
Translated from by Megan Dicken. Edited by Arielle Eirienne.
The "Women's Election" is what the Tuesday midterm elections in the United States could be called. Never before have so many women been elected, including the youngest elected to Congress, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Latina becoming a representative at 29 years old, a renowned story of progress and young leadership. This female political advance could finally propel the election of a woman vice-president or president in America. Two of our own here (in the Dominican Republic) have been vice-presidents, but in general, and in spite of positive anti-discrimination plans such as legislative and municipal quotas, the lack of political involvement of women is shameful. This is a consequence of the male chauvinism that is attached to the poor internal democracy of the parties. It so happens that men impose “their” candidates or skew the competition in their favor.


La “elección de las mujeres”, podría llamarse a la votación parcial del martes en Estados Unidos. Nunca tantas habían sido electas, incluyendo la más joven en el Congreso, Alexandria Ocasio, latina convertida en diputada a sus 29 años, una connotada historia de desarrollo y liderazgo joven. Este avance político femenino habría de impulsar finalmente, la elección de una mujer vicepresidente o presidente en la nación norteamericana. Aquí dos de nosotras han sido vicepresidentas, pero en general y pese a fórmulas de discriminación positiva como la cuota legislativa y municipal, la participación política femenina es vergonzosa. Consecuencia del machismo unido a la pobre democracia interna de los partidos. Llega a suceder que los hombres imponen “sus” candidatas o sesgan la competencia a su favor.
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