http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/sarah_lindon_opendemocracy_net/commander_in_chief_is_the_us_ready_for_a_woman_president Comments for "Commander in Chief - is the US ready for a woman president?, " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/sarah_lindon_opendemocracy_net/commander_in_chief_is_the_us_ready_for_a_woman_president <p>Discussion of women presidents is in the air and on the air. This autumn a new American TV show called <a href="http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/v2/programs/perception/CIC/" target="_blank" title="Commander in Chief">Commander in Chief</a> stars Geena Davis as the first female American president.<br /> <br /> A <a href="http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/v2/press/2005/September/pollrelease09132005.html" target="_blank" title="Survey">survey</a> by the White House Project has shown that 80% of Americans are ready for a female president, despite the fact the US ranks 63rd in the world for representation of women in government. And Feministing has been speculating about whether a Hillary Clinton presidential race would make a difference to gender equity (see Friday&#39;s <a href="/openblogs/blog/1325women/Daily+links/2005/10/14/Daily-Links-14-October.html" target="_self" title="14 Oct daily links ">daily links</a>).</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/sarah_lindon_opendemocracy_net/commander_in_chief_is_the_us_ready_for_a_woman_president" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/sarah_lindon_opendemocracy_net/commander_in_chief_is_the_us_ready_for_a_woman_president">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/sarah_lindon_opendemocracy_net/commander_in_chief_is_the_us_ready_for_a_woman_president#comment Women Making a Difference 5050 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:59:34 +0100 sarah.lindon@opendemocracy.net 18146 at http://www.opendemocracy.net