This is a bit dated and a little mistitled... but is very germnae... Read the whole article before drawing conclusions.

Read @ Forbes.com

Do Female Politicians Owe Other Women Anything?

Joan Indiana Rigdon, 06.18.10, 03:20 PM EDT

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When you use a new highway, you pay higher taxes or tolls. And when you use women's rights that other women--and men--gave their lifeblood to lay down under your feet, you owe them something, too.

That doesn't mean all female politicians should think alike on any issue, whether it's abortion rights, health care or better access to child care. But they shouldn't turn their backs on other women. They should be fighting in some way, any way, to expand women's rights for the next generation.

Anything less is freeloading.

Gloria Steinem and Jane Fonda have been arguing for decades that women leaders should advance women's rights. And yes, Steinem in particular has enjoyed calling those who don't "female impersonators."

That's harsh, but the underlying idea is right: When there are so few women in high-level politics, it's not enough for the ones who make it there to simply be women. They must also help the women around and behind them.

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Full article @ Forbes.com

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I think women owe other WOMEN WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO EXPAND WOMEN'S RIGHTS... not just all other women.

I would not vote for someone (female or male) who did not vote for Equal Pay Act and who has as their agenda goals to reduce women's health care rights and options directly or indirectly by removing available commercial options or providing unequal tax treatment of their expense that goes into their healthcare riders... On that, it does not matter what gender or color of which side of the ocean they come from.   They are just not great role models if they cannot support women's rights.  Dont mistake that with supporting women...  If we forget that, we can have 50% women in the Houses and have horrible women's rights policies.

-- Edited by Sanders on Friday 29th of October 2010 01:20:06 PM