Why We Like Women
2010-06-24 - by
Women are winning everywhere: Elaine Marshall, Nikki Haley, Blanche Lincoln, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman.
The reason is simple: trust. Voters trust women in politics more than they trust men.
Personal trust, to start with. Women are seen as less likely to be crooks, Meg Scott Phipps notwithstanding.
Look at Haley. She survived accusations of extramarital affairs that might have torpedoed a male candidate. At least for now, voters believe a woman’s denials.
Voters – especially women, who are the majority – also believe women better understand their anxieties in tough economic times.
There’s also the natural emergence of women coming up through the ranks in business and politics.
Here’s hoping that women keep deserving that trust. We guys sure blew it.
Why We Like Women
2010-06-24/
Women are winning everywhere: Elaine Marshall, Nikki Haley, Blanche Lincoln, Carly Fiorina, Meg Whitman.
The reason is simple: trust. Voters trust women in politics more than they trust men.
Personal trust, to start with. Women are seen as less likely to be crooks, Meg Scott Phipps notwithstanding.
Look at Haley. She survived accusations of extramarital affairs that might have torpedoed a male candidate. At least for now, voters believe a woman’s denials.
Voters – especially women, who are the majority – also believe women better understand their anxieties in tough economic times.
There’s also the natural emergence of women coming up through the ranks in business and politics.
Here’s hoping that women keep deserving that trust. We guys sure blew it.