uble burden, resulting from an outdated social contract, is putting women under mounting pressure by speeding up their lives to an untenable pace" (Oliveria 28). However, in some magical, mysterious way, women are managing themselves quite nicely. So, besides the fact that it is detrimental to a woman's character to be involved in politics, what else is holding them back? Robert E. Hogan, Professor of Government at Louisiana State University, believes it’s money. He states, "it takes so much money to run for office in the United States" (14). Let's face it, there are far more white-collared, wealthy men in the United States, and in the world for that matter, than there are women. Even with women having highly paid corporate executive jobs, women still make far less than that of their male counterparts. For women, this is one of the major issues as to why government is lacking female participation. The most valid explanation for this problem is that the government controls the financial gains of women to limit their power. "Looking at the facts, women make up fifty-two percent of our nation’s population, strange how such a big percentage of population has little representation" (Hunter 47). The thought of a government developed by males and dominated by females just does not sit well with the vast majority of higher male authority. Therefore, in order to make sure that women do not dominate, without being boldly direct about it, income levels are tampered with. It may sound bizarre, but in Lyn Kathlene's "Studying the New Voice of Women in Politics," she gives some very valid evidence that shows how women are paid in comparison to men in the same high white-collared jobs. The results are quite shocking. Kathlene shows that women are out-paid by men by nearly forty-percent for the same amount of work and jobs!The responsibilities of taking care of their home and loved ones and the lack of funds, the fight for women’s dom...
