朗读练习- News Item 019-女性的政界地位
News Item 019-女性的政界地位
The U.S. Congress, a place of power that is still dominated by men.
“Women only got the right to vote since 1920 and government moves very slow.”
“Yet women are making gains,” says freshman Congresswoman Mimi Walters, “though not enough.” Walters was part of a panel discussing why more women are not in Congress or public life.
“One reason is the negative perception of government,” says Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii. “There is a disconnect, especially from the millennial（千禧年）generation, from highly successful, highly talented people, great innovators, who are saying why should I get involved with this dysfunctional entity（实体）called government. ”
Even if women are interested in running for office, they may not have the tools to win an election campaign.
“You can’t get your message out if you don’t have any money and I think part of the problem for women in raising money is a lot of times women will be in the workforce and do what I did, leave their job and stay home with their kids and then they lose that network of people.
And it’s those networks that fund a campaign. While some challenges women face do not have simple solutions, the panelists（专家）say there are things that can be done to get more qualified women to successfully run for office.
最后修改: 2023年05月5日 星期五 09:21