It is incredible that we are finally reaching a point where a woman was a viable candidate for a presidential nomination and that we have a woman on the ticket for the vice presidential seat. However, having a woman who is unsupportive of women's rights and with little experience is a step in the wrong direction for ALL women. If the McCain campaign was hoping to win over Hillary supporters with a woman vice presidential nominee, they were not on the right track. Palin has called herself as "pro-life as any candidate can be." If a woman no longer has control over their own bodies how can they effectively move forward? She even opposes abortion for rape and incest victims, supporting it only in cases where the mother's life is in danger. It is appalling that in this day an age there is still so much argument over women's ability to control their own destiny, especially in the case of rape and incest victims. This inconsistent message coming from women discredits the ability to move forward. Abortion is an individual decision and should not be regulated by the government.
Palin also opposes same-sex marriage and supported a non-binding referendum for a constitutional amendment to deny state health benefits to same-sex couples. Palin has stated that she supported the 1998 constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage. In general Palin is not a good representation of women in politics. Her lack of experience and anti-feminist agenda has an effect on all women and the perception of their inability to work successfully in high political offices. Hilary Clinton was a completely different kind of candidate than Sarah Palin. Democratic pollster Celinda Lake said women tend to vote Democratic and to base their decision on shared issues rather than shared experiences. "Gender may have gotten their attention, but it's agenda that gets their vote," Ms. Lake said, adding that there are major policy differences between Sen. Clinton and Gov. Palin. The National Organization for women endorses Obama/ Biden and has a posted article about Gov. Palin entitled "Not Every Women Supports Women's Rights". The article discusses that even though it would seem that Palin's experiences would appeal to women, however, it has become clear and Gov. Palin will not speak for women. "What McCain does not understand is that women supported Hillary Clinton not just because she was a woman, but because she was a champion on their issues. They will surely not find Sarah Palin to be an advocate for women." The video below shows the endorsement of woman's groups for Obama and Biden
Even, women in her home state of Alaska and sharing Palin's religious views do not support her views.
Gov. Palin is not a positive advancement for women and does not represent Women's Rights.
For more information please visit these websites
http://womenagainstsarahpalin.blogspot.com/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122341711146712845.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
http://www.now.org/press/08-08/08-29.html
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