"Mediating Hillary Rodham Clinton"

When talking about women in the media, we tend to see a type of force trying to bring them down. When Hillary Clinton ran for president you can see that the media basically did not want to accept this, they didn't think we were ready for a women president. With much critics talking about her intimidating persona, or her unwilling to care for her daughter as a women should do; “ the television news texts combine a rhetoric of fear surrounding powerful- women with a gendered discourse on first ladies.”
As brought up over and over again the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal she was described as a " helpmate" rather then her role as first lady by being "co-president." When the media once talked about why women stay with men who cheat one main reason was to defend their husbands in times of criticism. " despite the shift in HRC's image from that of a successful but feared career women , to a " stand by your man " kind of first lady, her critics continue to raise questions about her political motives."

With Sarah Palin now running for an important role as VP. the news has unfairly beat her down from her views to how much she spends on wardrobe. They have said that she is more concerned about her appearence then what she can do for the country. They still question whether or not she would be a good person for this job.

I feel like the media takes more time finidng any little evidence to put women down, whether they have a fearful personality or whether they spent too much money trying to look more professional in public. What they don't realize is that we are trying to make a change and it doesnt always have to be bad but we must fail before we succeed. We must try to have a women in power and if it does go wrong then you can criticize all they want but atleast give them a chance without having to portray them as harmful to the country.