Argumentative Essay On Female President

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Since the late 1700s, men have been leading the great nation of the United States successfully, and since then, the United States has risen to be one of the greatest and most prominent world powers. Many women have tried to rise up in the United States government system and claim their fair share of power but none have managed to climb high enough to snatch the presidency from their male counterparts. Recently, with the escalating popularity of a possible female presidential candidate, many have started to wonder if it is time for a female president. Seeing as how there has only ever been a male in the oval office, all mistakes made in the past by the executive branch have been attributed to the various male leaders and their staff, which has recently caused women to begin to claim that they believe a woman could do a better job. There is no doubt that women and males have different basic personality characteristics, so many are curious to see what a woman could achieve in office. There are many opponents to the idea of a female taking office. One of the main points of arguments they bring up is that “experience suggests a world of women presidents and prime …show more content…

Gender does not determine whether someone is a good leader or not. The characteristics of a good leader go deeper than gender or even looks in general. A person’s character and integrity define who they are and what type of leader they will be. A male can have female characteristics and still be an excellent political leader and a female can be aggressive and have male characteristics and be a great leader as well. A leader is someone who knows how to make hard decisions and decide what is best for the greater good and what the best thing to do is in certain

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