The World Needs More Women Leaders

Mature and industrialized nations today continue tohave we seen what a large group of men do when
strive for human equality, especially when it comes toconfined to the same set of genes and testosterone
women's rights. In general, women are the voicethat only serve the escalate tensions and bring about
which calms the fighting spirit of man. I believe thatdevastaing wars.
women who are elected to office bring newAs a gender, males have a strong sense of pride and
perspectives to issues and are more inclined toare not afraid to fight for survival. This begins at a
collaborate effectively with their counterparts. I oftenyoung age when males fight for dominance of the
wonder if this is one of the reasons for the civilizedpack. We live by the rule that only the strongest shall
manner in which modern countries enjoy. It is asurvive. There is no room for trust or fairness.
sense of balance and fairness that allows people toWomen are psychologically known to be more
determine their own fate.collaborative, nurturing, and social. There is no
The inclusion of women into national and global politicspreferred biological makeup, yet different situations
is pertinent to the progression of peace andcall for the strengths of one gender over the other.
prosperity in our times. In part, I am referring toThis is why I believe that women should be more
regions of instability. In Iraq, I think it is veryincluded in global politics. They are much better suited
important that women have the ability to run forto find common ground and come to a productive
elected office. This could serve the country well insolution that is acceptable to all parties involved.
the difficult times still ahead. How often in history