I was commenting that it seems clear her chances were diminished as a result of how our culture still feels about her gender.
It's not our culture. It's the Democratic party culture.
I was commenting that it seems clear her chances were diminished as a result of how our culture still feels about her gender.
ajax18 wrote:I was commenting that it seems clear her chances were diminished as a result of how our culture still feels about her gender.
It's not our culture. It's the Democratic party culture.
ajax18 wrote:I was commenting that it seems clear her chances were diminished as a result of how our culture still feels about her gender.
It's not our culture. It's the Democratic party culture.
Some Schmo wrote:And you are 100% wrong if you think that I am the problem.
I'm not sure how to respond to this. There's almost more irony here than I can handle.
Some Schmo wrote:DT, what I said was that sexism had an impact. I didn't claim it cost her the nomination, and I agree that it's impossible to quantify. You're not getting numbers. I'm not trying to prove Warren didn't win because she's a woman. I was commenting that it seems clear her chances were diminished as a result of how our culture still feels about her gender.
Some Schmo wrote:I'm not desperate for a woman President, but it would signal a kind of progression. It's not about the woman herself, but what that move would say about our culture.
DoubtingThomas wrote:What progression? To repeat "Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men" https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
The gender of the president really doesn't matter, what matters is the American people.
Lemmie wrote:Can you provide a source link for the statements you put in quotes? The link you attached is just a spreadsheet of statistics.
11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations 51.8
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
DoubtingThomas wrote:Lemmie wrote:Can you provide a source link for the statements you put in quotes? The link you attached is just a spreadsheet of statistics.11. Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity [Numbers in thousands]
Women
Management, professional, and related occupations 51.8
https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
"Childless Women In Their Twenties Out-Earn Men. So?"
"Women in their 20s without children out-earn men by as much as $1.08 to every dollar, according to some estimates."
https://www.forbes.com/sites/realspin/2 ... 6e2c77a82c
"Among what was released in September 2010 was this: The median full-time salaries of young women in America’s metropolitan areas are 8 percent higher than those of the guys in their peer group."
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 ... ies-gop-p/
“Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men"
Lemmie wrote:Come on. DT. You put this in quotes:
“Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men"
None of the additional links you gave have that quotation in it. Where did you get that quotation? Was it a real quotation, or not?
DoubtingThomas wrote:Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
We are no longer in the 1960s, and we shouldn't be desperate for a female president.
Lemmie wrote:Come on. DT. You put this in quotes:
“Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men"
None of the additional links you gave have that quotation in it. Where did you get that quotation? Was it a real quotation, or not?
DoubtingThomas wrote:
I quoted myself from earlier. I said, "To repeat". Here is the original.DoubtingThomas wrote:Women in America have more opportunities than men, and according to the bls 51.8% "Management, professional, and related occupations" are held by women, and young women make more than young men. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11.htm
We are no longer in the 1960s, and we shouldn't be desperate for a female president.