Republicans aren't too keen on more of the wimmens making it to Congress

[marmar]

Less than a quarter of Republicans believe that electing more women to Congress would be a good thing, according to an ABC News/Fusion poll released on Wednesday.

About 60 percent of Democrats and 43 percent of Americans overall said that it would be a good thing if more women were elected to Congress, the poll found. Only 23 percent of Republicans said it would be a good thing, while more than two-thirds of Republicans said it makes no difference to them.

Currently, women make up slightly more than half of the U.S. population, but just 18 percent of Congress. Earlier this month, male Senators on both sides of the aisle acknowledged that that their female colleagues deserved most of the credit for driving the compromise that ended the government shutdown.

Leaders in the Democratic Party have made a big push lately to engage more women in politics and to push for policies that help women in the workplace. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-Fla.) last week launched the Democratic Women’s Alliance, a new program at the Democratic National Committee designed to engage, mobilize and train women in politics. And House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is leading a major new push for legislation that ensures equal pay, affordable childcare and paid sick and family leave for working women. .................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/30/republicans-women-congress_n_4178678.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000037

[Chipper Chat]

1. Soon Rand Paul, citing more women are involved in wrecks that men,

will introduce a bill that will make it a crime for a woman to drive on public roads.

[KY5]

2. Countries with more female leaders perform better.

Way better than those dominated by males.

Go figure.

[gopiscrap]

5. welcome to DU

[jwirr]

3. I predict that rheir attitudes toward women will be little different than the one against President

Obama. If we should get Hillary into the WH she will face the same kind of harassment and obstruction. It is no accident that they have a war on women. They want us back in the kitchen - pregnant and barefoot.

[ruffburr]

4. I predict-

That when they screw with Hillary They'll be wishing for the good ol' days of screwing with Obama, Even the morons in red states will suddenly tone it down,Just because Hillary is a woman and most people like women, Their main ammo will be gone, Shameful but true

[jwirr]

7. Hope you are right. However the attitude is not the problem. They still will be using the same

tactics to obstruct everything Democrats try to do. It is their actions.

[liberal_at_heart]

6. only 60% of democrats thought it would be good? WTH?

As a woman I would rather see Wasserman-Schultz and Pelosi work for better wages for all and improved education for all, not just women. All of our people are suffering, not just our women. We need a living wage, and we need the federal government and state governments to properly fund K-12 education and properly fund universities as well. Bring down the cost of college, fund our schools and universities and get us a real living wage.