Why hasn’t America had a female president yet?

Question

What are your thoughts? Coming from Canada it baffles me as to why only men have been president of the USA.

DrPepper12 · Accepted Answer

Straight up misogyny AND our support of maternity is non existent so women don't get an opportunity to advance politically in the PRIME years they would otherwise be building a name, contacts and guidance.

"I'M SPEAKING" (Kamala Harris) should be every woman's campaign slogan along with "Yet she persisted" by Liz Warren

Why hasn’t America had a female president yet?

Still-alive · Accepted Answer

There's just wayyy too many misogynists in our country. yeah i said it. Als oto be fair Hilary Clinton was just an awful candidate. But Kamal will be the first mark my words!

TheRealPepperPotts · Answer

Because many older people will not vote for a woman because of her sex, period. I had someone actually say that to me. Basically, she can have the right policies, be an excellent speaker, have a flawless track record, have a commanding presence and there are still people who wouldn't vote for her because of her sex. It's insane. I think Condoleezza Rice would have made a great president, for example.

I think another aspect is religious. I am a Christian, but I know how to study the Bible and I don't cherry-pick which verses count in my faith. In the Bible, Paul writes, "But I do not suffer (allow) a woman to teach, or to exercise authority over a man, but to remain in silence...". Ergo, most Christian would take that to mean women shouldn't be CEOs or presidents of anything. But that is a religious context, not a general one, and it is specific to a woman not exercising religious authority over her husband in the presence of other men in a shame and honor society at the time. It would have shamed him for his wife to speak.

I'm not a feminist (maybe old school; I do think women should be able to have jobs, own land, vote). What people don't acknowledge about the presidency is that it's not a one-man (or one-woman) show. The president is supported by hundreds of people, men and women. A female president would have many men supporting her and advising her, just like a male one would. Anyone in a position of great power needs tremendous support, man or woman.

That's what I think it is...

Drewtate · Answer

Why hasn't Canada ever freely elected a Canadian head of state? Why does Canada keep electing s party run by a racist misogynistic sex offender?

Anonymous · Answer

People are completely wrong in saying it's because of misogyny. Most average voters don't care about a candidates gender, they care about who's best suited for the job of President. There have been very few women run for president as a major party candidate, and 99% of them were terrible candidates. Had the 2020 primary not been rigged for Biden, and Tulsi had been given a fair shot, she would have beaten Trump in a landslide to be elected the first Woman president. Lol at all the people thinking Harris is going to be elected the first woman president, us independents will not vote for a deep state puppet who has to resort to suing to keep candidates off ballots cause it helps, maybe don't hand the Democratic nomination to a terrible candidate people don't want to vote for.

Oncewildtwiceburned · Answer

Canada has no gun rights. The people are subject to rich old men that control the political theater. We at least are trying to hang on to our gun rights. The minute we lose them we don’t deserve them if we didn’t use them before they were taken.

You see power comes from drones and young men on the ground with guns not paper and ink. Right now politicians are actors and puppets, so it really doesn’t matter who the president is.

John_Cobretti · Answer

First it's USA not Canada , the President of USA is no joke and it's called "Leader of the free world" for a reason

Vast majority of Men and women don't want a female handling the most powerful nation in the world and having nuclear buttons on her desk

GOLDFISH_smile · Answer

Sexism. It's fucking stupid to pretend it's about qualifications when we've elected a man who had ZERO political or military experience—and might do that AGAIN instead of voting for a qualified female candidate.

Taniisokay · Answer

Because they aren't in elections? I only see men compete for the post. Or women don't want to deal with that post, as there are many humble and noble jobs out there.

Anonymous · Answer

Because even though Hilary won by 3 million votes, America used some kind of bizarre medieval math that says she lost lol. If any other country elected their second place finisher, America would be trying to overthrow their government and demanding they embrace democracy.

Surely · Answer

Since the USA seem to want to be in everyone’s business. I would fear that since there are countries that women are only for men’s pleasure and having babies. That a woman president would not be taken seriously.
I am not saying that a few women wouldn’t make good leaders.

Aiko_E_Lara · Answer

They probably are just not qualified and have nothing to do with a gender. If people vote for a president just because of their gender instead of their actual qualifications, it would be messed up. If you think about it, they're also many more male candidates and a lot of them didn't even win but is it because they're are shorter, browner, balder, uglier, etc? No. It's the same for those female candidates, it's not because they are female.

BarryLiverstone · Answer

Until recently the majority believed that women couldn’t be leaders. That started to change in the 1960s and slowly women have shown they could excel in leadership positions. So it is a generational glass ceiling as many voters grew up with those old thoughts in the USA

CupcakeTheDestroyer · Answer

America is a patriarchy, they won’t give up that power. It’s also worth noting our first (and so far only) non-white president was only elected in 2012, over 140 years after the emancipation proclamation.

Anonymous · Answer

Have you seen the current selection? Both sides have female candidates and they are all garbage. Not a one should be elected, this includes the current Democrat nominee.. Same with most of the men by the way. It's like they picked the absolute worst and said "here pick".

thearchjoker · Answer

because the female president candidates they've sent until now are horrible and corrupt. Kamala hid evidence that would have set a innocent man free from death row and Hillary had the whole email scandal.

ManInChains · Answer

Because of feminism and how every female presidential candidate is always using what’s between her legs to attempt to win elections instead of running on policies that’ll benefit the American people as a whole and not just women

exitseven · Answer

look at the two choices we have had so far. Hillery and Kamala are not exactly Maggie Thatcher. To call them bottom of the barrel would be a compliment

NaultD · Answer

Less then 100 presidential elections. Less then 25 since women suffrage.

4ngelic · Answer

the only women in all of us history who have run for prez in the two main parties are hillary and kamala. so there's not been much opportunities yet for women to become president

Joshydavid25 · Answer

Hardly any women run for President, and of the ones that do, most of them are horribly qualified.. With the exception of maybe somebody like Tulsi Gabbard.. Let's hope Kamala doesn't change that.. Like Biden she is just a pawn..

Daniela1982 · Answer

Because the candidates they have had for a woman President, such as Hillary or Kamala, weren't worth a turd in a septic tank.

Anonymous · Answer

Because our founding fathers never envisioned a female ever being Pres. Females were not even allowed to vote until a short while ago. Also, past leaders were aware of the more liberal nature of females, which would have messed up our nation at an even earlier time in history. (IMHO)

supercutebutt · Answer

It will happen soon. Kamala leads in all the polls :)

Kristenxoxo · Answer

Not sure but hope we elect one in the coming months

TDDMS · Answer

Well for one women aren't supposed to be in such positions. And secondly, the ones that have run for office should be no where near the societies levers.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Who cares? Why does what's between someone's legs matter so much more than if they can do the job they were hired for?

Berethor · Answer

I would not vote for someone just because what that someone has between the legs.

paledreams · Answer

If only John McCain had won 2008 (I still like and liked Obama winning also) - then Palin would've succeeded him by now as President Palin ♀️

Anonymous · Answer

There is a lot of good Republican Woman who should be running for US President. This is coming from a moderate who supports both Democrats and Republicans.

patrick994 · Answer

Because they are not in the elections, but now kamala is leading in the polls

Snakeyes7 · Answer

Nowhere near as many women have decided to run and for the ones that do, they get voted out, usually because their policies don't measure up to what the actual voter-base wants.

Dargil · Answer

A good one wasn't nominated. Condi Rice would have been good.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Our feminine options haven't been very impressive, unfortunately.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Headship of a nation isn't meant for woman.

Anonymous · Answer

Because the female candidates both sides have chosen thus far have been unelectable.

Cheerfull009 · Answer

Female can go with any man, whom they like, as one female Minister of France had 8 boyfriends , she had one daughter , but non of her boyfriends, accepted that girl,

Anonymous · Answer

women shoudnt be leaders in my opinion. men are better at ruling

gatixek710 · Answer

Because the women who have been given their party’s nomination have sucked.

CubaPirate · Answer

They saw what happened to Margaret Thatchers Britian

Anonymous · Answer

Because women do not support women. Plain and simple.

Anonymous · Answer

Because of male chauvinism and influence of the patriarchal religion. However, in the next election, Trump is still the better choice.

fifjejehxhehdd · Answer

The right person hasn’t come along. I don’t think gender biases mean that much anymore.

WhitneySnow · Answer

Hopefully soon

normalice · Answer

Because Trump cheated in the 2016 election.

Walksbehindtherows · Answer

Presidency is a job for men

Inthelines · Answer

Because this job is a man's job

impalabill77 · Answer

Because America is sovenistic

Jpie555 · Answer

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