Women’s Power - Women’s Vote
If you still had any doubt that women’s power is on the rise, just have a look at what is taking place in the race for presidency in the US. First it was the race between Hillary Clinton and Barak Obama that captured the interest of millions whether they were Democrats that had to chose, Republicans that was getting concerned, young voters that for the first time felt inclined to add their voice to the race and millions of other people around the world that felt that change is in the air.
Now for the last two weeks, all we hear in this race is about Sara Palin, is she or isn’t she qualified to be a VP candidate. It is if the whole race is not about issues, change or even presidency but about VP.
Whether you like her or not, one thing for sure, choosing Sara Palin as his running mate sent a very strong message to the world – the votes of women are important.
It’s maybe the first time in history that the votes of women will decide who would actually be sitting in the White House. Women’s votes are going to determine the road to our future. Is it going to be the same old road that we were going in the last 8 years, making this world less hospitable and less secure for our children? Or is it going to be a new road that will be taken looking for innovations, creativity in solutions and new directions in solving conflicts.
As I said in other entries in this Blog, choosing a woman does not make your ideas and actions supporting the Feminine Leadership principle. Women are not necessarily representing what this concept is about.
If you are still trapped in the old world’s point of view of command and control, of hierarchy, of exploiting the earth in order to maintain our more and more culture norm – than you are still representing the old way of leadership and not the new one.
Thomas Friedman said it best in his column supporting more drilling in Alaska is like supporting typewriters and carbon paper on the eve of PC and internet. It’s like supporting a 19th century (not even 20th century) methods instead of focusing on bringing us into the 21st century methods. Instead of chanting “Drill baby drill” how about chanting “innovating Baby innovating” and putting the focus on alternative energy sources.
Looking at the race from far I just hope that for the good of all of us American women are smarter than what campaign leaders tend to think. Let us all hope that the Americans women, who are smart, who are educated and do care about our future, will read between the lines and see beyond exterior of gender and realize that change is not in gender – it is in issues and approaches.
Let us all hope that women will use their natural quality of Feminine Leadership and truly listen to what their candidates are saying and realize where change is evident and where change is just an empty word to cover a pretty face.
