NOW on PBS | Women, Power and Politics | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/now From a U.S. Senate race to the Presidential palace in Chile; from a team of high school debaters in New York City to the halls of Parliament in Rwanda, women are striving for power. But what drives them, and what unique contemporary challenges do they face? And why, with the success of people like Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin, does the U.S. lag so far behind the world in the percentage of women in political office? Watch this preview and excerpt of a NOW on PBS hour-long special "Women, Power and Politics" which airs September 19 (check local listings). For more, visit http://www.pbs.org/now

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[annaleighclark]

Excellent. Thank you. More thoughtful, expansive journalism like this, please!

[kukabeara]

@dadecountyhustler305 Also, to address another point of yours congress has historically had low approval rating. Typically there is a much higher rating of a person's member of congress, but low ratings for congress as a whole.

[kukabeara]

@dadecountyhustler305 Feminism is the theory that women should be politically, socially, and economically equal to me. It is also about choice. To address your concern about women feeling guilty--that is not quite the point of feminism. Most feminism would argue that a woman should have the choice to be a "house wife" or stay-at-home mom if she choses but that should not be her only choice. She should also be able to run for congress or be a CEO if she choses.

[kukabeara]

@Talmadge33 Women make up more than half of the population and are severely under-represented in government. This is a problem for 2 reasons. First, a majority of men are make political decisions that effect women. Second, without a proportionate amount of women in government, we are losing out on their unique gifts, talents, and ideas. 

[Talmadge33]

You think there would've been a Woman's political party by now

[dadecountyhustler305]

OMG liberals stop trying to raise another feminist generation to screw up America even more. Women are not good in politics(not all but most). They want it their way and there way only. This is why congresses approval rating is at its lowest all time because women make up a significant number of the congress. I'm not saying women shouldn't work, but what I am saying is these feminist need to stop making women feel guilty by wanting to be house wives... live and let live

[apks2004]

Right On the money Video!

[juustiin]

What do you think?

[varnishyourboard]

I think they mean "sport" in a way that it is competitive (thereby stress inducing), rather than other extra curriculars that would be considered "clubs".

[BernSRI]

These girls seem pretty confident to me. Are they representative of the girls in America today?