Women lead the Democratic resistance just look at Virginia

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12. ALL countries benefit when they have more women in elected office

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Our last election was only the latest (if the most glaring) example of how that is true.

Here in Europe, even "old boy" countries (which outside Scandinavia means most of them), have had women leaders, and not all of them from the left either (Thatcher, e.g.). Here in Germany, it is the center-right CDU which finally put the first woman Chancellor in office. The "old boy" macho SPD, which doesn't seem to be able to break out of its mold, chose yet ANOTHER colorless bureaucrat as it candidate for the election coming in 3 weeks. While I think he'll do better than current prognoses suggest (which is awful), I also think he goes down as the next wannabe who underestimated Merkel and her appeal.

Over ten years ago, when my younger daughter was going to college in the States, she interned for EMILY's List in Washington, got even some serious recognition from then-president Ellen Malcolm. Ellen recently wrote a book about how things improve when women win elections (probably neglected to mention the junior Senator from Iowa, but the exception confirms the rule in that case). My daughter came out of that internship deeply impressed with how women organizing can have a positive effect. At times, I almost wish my daughter had gone into politics in the States. She majored in political science/public policy, and hasn't lost an argument since she was 4. But she chose her own path and no longer lives there. America's loss.