hi people my name is laura and i am a pupil at musselburgh grammar school. i am 17 years old.
i am doin a dissertation on female representation (comparing the UK with the US) and i would appreciate your help!!!!
1. ARE THERE ANY FEMALE POLTICIANS IN YOUR AREA????????
if you know of any...... names??? maybe it would b possible to write to them?
2. WHAT IS THE GENERAL ATTITUDES TO POLITICS IN YOUR AREA????????
are women turned off by politics or interested.......??
are any girls at your high school interested in politics???
3. DO YOU THINK AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES DO ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE HIGHER FEMALE REPRESENTATION????????
in 2001 for the first time in American history a majority of states (27) had at least 1 female representative. HOWEVER....I believe this is still very under-representative of the usa as a whole....agree???
the scottish parliament is 39.5% female (still less than half but....)
and in wales it is exactly 50% men 50% women ( wales is another country in the UK which is attached to england)
however there is still lower female representation in the UK parliament (parliament is government)
(just so u know the UK is made up of 4 countries- scotland, england, wales and northern ireland. Each country has it's own governments which have powers to do certain things. the 1st minister of scotland is Jack McConnel. there is also a UK government run by Prime Minister Tony Blair.)
WOULD ANYONE BE WILLING TO CONDUCT A SURVEY ON MY BEHALF?????????
that's all for now...
i will update the blog regularly for more info
One of my friends is looking up female representatives, so i'll answer some of the other questions, as best as a male can!
2. General Attitude to politics - there is a saying where I live - "There are two things you should never talk about : politics and religion". Besides that attitude, people in my area seem quite political - watching the news often and keeping track of the presidential race. On the other hand, I'm not very concerned with it. Women at my school seem more concerned with politics than men do.
3. Do political groups do enough to encourage females?
No, because they really don't do anything to encourage female participation. I think Bill Clinton's wife - Hillary Clinton - has a chance at getting into higher politics.
As for the survey - it depends on what it is - send it to my email ([email protected]) and i'll take a look at it.
Good luck!
Posted by: David | October 18, 2004 at 02:07 PM
1. ARE THERE ANY FEMALE POLTICIANS IN YOUR AREA????????
I am sure that there are many female politicians areound here, I will try to get an address for you.
Alright, I beleive there are some, these will be women from out state house and Senate and their business as well as district (a secondary business address) addresses so that you can write to them.
Connie Stokes (General Assembly)
Business:
121 - H State Capitol
Atlanta, GA 30334
District
P.O. Box 360350
Decatur GA 30036-0350
Mary Hodges
Business:
314 - B Legislative Office Building
Atlanta, GA 30334
District:
6381 East Windsor Lane
Norcross, GA 30093
2. WHAT IS THE GENERAL ATTITUDES TO POLITICS IN YOUR AREA????????
The general attitude towards politics in our area is fairly good, albet very competitive. Many women participate in them, by voting as well as running for different offices.
Many girls in my highschool participate in politics as we get older, especially if you take our Government/ Economy class. Which is required for our senior students.
3. DO YOU THINK AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES DO ENOUGH TO ENCOURAGE HIGHER FEMALE REPRESENTATION????????
No I do not beleive they do enough to promote female involvement on the campaign front. There are many many women voters, in fact in the last election more women voted then men, but not many women run for offices, that is a male dominated area. And alot of times the women politicians are not taken as seriously as the male ones.
WOULD ANYONE BE WILLING TO CONDUCT A SURVEY ON MY BEHALF?????????
If you can send me the survey that you need conducted I'd be happy to put it out there for you and get some answers. My e-mail is:
[email protected]
Posted by: Noel | October 18, 2004 at 02:13 PM
I found an interesting story on the BBC website about women voters in the US. As many as 60 per cent of undecided voters are women. You can read the story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3761486.stm
Posted by: Mr McIntosh | October 24, 2004 at 04:18 PM