Check out this video (thanks to feministing.com for posting about this).
Do you think men are more interested in politics than women are? Are they more informed? Do you follow politics? Why or why not?
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I don't think men are more interested in politics than women are. I do, however, believe that men are encouraged more to show interest about politics. I also think your interests affect how informed you are about certain subjects. For example, I read mostly about issues involving women's rights, GLBTQ rights, animal rights, and what is going on in Sweden (most of my family lives there still and I plan to move back.) On the other hand, my dad reads U.S.-centric news, but not local or international news, while my mom reads local and international news.
I believe how informed we are is influenced by a) the environment we live in (Are we encouraged to be interested in politics? Did we grow up in an environment where politics and current events were discussed?), b) our access to sources (For example, I can't stand watching TV but I enjoy reading while my sister can watch TV but hates reading, also in the U.S. it's hard to find international news sources, especially on TV, which focuses often on sensationalist stories) and c) our interests and personality.
About the video, women often subject to harassment on the streets, especially in cities. Even if a woman ran up to me wielding a microphone, followed by a crew of camera people, I might be intimidated or questioning what they're doing.
I don't think gender and politics are related by any means. However, our society thinks that it is a game of men. May be due to the misunderstanding, many people thinks that it is a bad game. Therefore, society does not want females to be involved in politics. Regarding the information about politics, it depends on the interest of person. May be some men are less informed about politics and may be some women are more informed about politics. There are uncountable female political leaders through out the world. May be they are less than male, but it happens in every profession. So, I think females are not less informed about politics.However,they may act as less informed manytimes because of the conservative society.Being a responsible citizen of the country, I follow politics. It is my duty to know what is going on my country and who is running the govern ment. I think every one should be informed about that.
I believe it is all in their heads. I think that their are many women just like me who watch the news and follows politics. When women don't vote or don't voice their opinion thats where we go wrong. That's why men get all the say. Maybe it's because men are more encouraged to watch the news or to pay attention to politics. It's not fair for this video to pick out the women and say all women are like this.
It would be a sterotyping if I say that "Men are more involved in politcs than women", because it is not that women never want to get involved in it- it is the mentality of the society that thinks that women should not get their hands dirty, and stay home. if any women is seen involved or interested in politics then they were either perceived as woman doing man's job, or they were looked down on. From the beginning of the mankind it has been very hard for women to fine their rights and their status in the society. They were not able to perfom equality beacuse they were never given chance to prove themselves. I say that women can be equally involved in the politics like a man and can thrive.
Unfortunately I would probably have been one of those women on the camera saying no comment. I believe men do know more about politics than most women. This may be because men have always been IN politics more than women, it's 2008 and we finally might have a woman president! I do not follow politics simply because 1. my parents do not, and they do not vote, and 2.I've always thought politics to be boring... it wasnt until about 3 months ago when I randomly decided I'm republican- and I still will not vote. It seems like too large of a decision to make
I dont think that this video shows that men are more into politics I think it just shows that these women and even most of the men that were trying to speak for the women are ignorant. It shows a lack of education saying you dont care about voting and politics. As a citizen to a country that so thankfully allows you to voice your opinion why are so many of these women ready to just give it up their opinion and turn things over to whatever man they are walking down the street with?
I think that socially this is what men in power want and have achieved. Women who know nothing and have no desire to learn anything about politics. As a poltical science major I will sure do my best in the future to change the stupidity shown in these clips.
To be honest, i dont think most people know anything about politics, male t female. I thnk she has a point about women being scared to voice their opinion. I think thats why men hate Hillary so much is becaseu she has an opinion and she says what she wants. I agree with Katie, as long as women dont vote and are not informed, the power stays with men and women naver have the opportunity to say what they want. I mean look at where a our coutry is after 8 years with a man, its not possible for anyone to do a worse job. maybe its what this country needs, a fresh perspective. I find it interesting when women know about poitics, i too find many women uninformed and say they dont care... its a shame.
I don’t really think that this particular video shows that men are more informed of politics. The woman in the video was going up to strange people on the street that was walking around and seemed to be enjoying their day. I think that politics is sometimes viewed as a personal issue. People don’t just feel comfortable talking about their opinions of politics with perfect strangers. I myself do not know that much about politics. Not because I can’t or don’t understand or don’t care but simply because I have never really been exposed too much information about it. I feel that politics is a very developed subject and it’s a hard topic to just "chat" about.
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I don't think men are more interested in politics than women are. I do, however, believe that men are encouraged more to show interest about politics. I also think your interests affect how informed you are about certain subjects. For example, I read mostly about issues involving women's rights, GLBTQ rights, animal rights, and what is going on in Sweden (most of my family lives there still and I plan to move back.) On the other hand, my dad reads U.S.-centric news, but not local or international news, while my mom reads local and international news.
I believe how informed we are is influenced by a) the environment we live in (Are we encouraged to be interested in politics? Did we grow up in an environment where politics and current events were discussed?), b) our access to sources (For example, I can't stand watching TV but I enjoy reading while my sister can watch TV but hates reading, also in the U.S. it's hard to find international news sources, especially on TV, which focuses often on sensationalist stories) and c) our interests and personality.
About the video, women often subject to harassment on the streets, especially in cities. Even if a woman ran up to me wielding a microphone, followed by a crew of camera people, I might be intimidated or questioning what they're doing.
I don't think gender and politics are related by any means. However, our society thinks that it is a game of men. May be due to the misunderstanding, many people thinks that it is a bad game. Therefore, society does not want females to be involved in politics. Regarding the information about politics, it depends on the interest of person. May be some men are less informed about politics and may be some women are more informed about politics. There are uncountable female political leaders through out the world. May be they are less than male, but it happens in every profession. So, I think females are not less informed about politics.However,they may act as less informed manytimes because of the conservative society.Being a responsible citizen of the country, I follow politics. It is my duty to know what is going on my country and who is running the govern ment. I think every one should be informed about that.
I believe it is all in their heads. I think that their are many women just like me who watch the news and follows politics. When women don't vote or don't voice their opinion thats where we go wrong. That's why men get all the say. Maybe it's because men are more encouraged to watch the news or to pay attention to politics. It's not fair for this video to pick out the women and say all women are like this.
It would be a sterotyping if I say that "Men are more involved in politcs than women", because it is not that women never want to get involved in it- it is the mentality of the society that thinks that women should not get their hands dirty, and stay home.
if any women is seen involved or interested in politics then they were either perceived as woman doing man's job, or they were looked down on. From the beginning of the mankind it has been very hard for women to fine their rights and their status in the society. They were not able to perfom equality beacuse they were never given chance to prove themselves.
I say that women can be equally involved in the politics like a man and can thrive.
Unfortunately I would probably have been one of those women on the camera saying no comment. I believe men do know more about politics than most women. This may be because men have always been IN politics more than women, it's 2008 and we finally might have a woman president! I do not follow politics simply because 1. my parents do not, and they do not vote, and 2.I've always thought politics to be boring... it wasnt until about 3 months ago when I randomly decided I'm republican- and I still will not vote. It seems like too large of a decision to make
I dont think that this video shows that men are more into politics I think it just shows that these women and even most of the men that were trying to speak for the women are ignorant. It shows a lack of education saying you dont care about voting and politics. As a citizen to a country that so thankfully allows you to voice your opinion why are so many of these women ready to just give it up their opinion and turn things over to whatever man they are walking down the street with?
I think that socially this is what men in power want and have achieved. Women who know nothing and have no desire to learn anything about politics. As a poltical science major I will sure do my best in the future to change the stupidity shown in these clips.
To be honest, i dont think most people know anything about politics, male t female. I thnk she has a point about women being scared to voice their opinion. I think thats why men hate Hillary so much is becaseu she has an opinion and she says what she wants. I agree with Katie, as long as women dont vote and are not informed, the power stays with men and women naver have the opportunity to say what they want. I mean look at where a our coutry is after 8 years with a man, its not possible for anyone to do a worse job. maybe its what this country needs, a fresh perspective. I find it interesting when women know about poitics, i too find many women uninformed and say they dont care... its a shame.
I don’t really think that this particular video shows that men are more informed of politics. The woman in the video was going up to strange people on the street that was walking around and seemed to be enjoying their day. I think that politics is sometimes viewed as a personal issue. People don’t just feel comfortable talking about their opinions of politics with perfect strangers. I myself do not know that much about politics. Not because I can’t or don’t understand or don’t care but simply because I have never really been exposed too much information about it. I feel that politics is a very developed subject and it’s a hard topic to just "chat" about.
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