https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/30/us/politics/women-campaign-fundraising.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Record breaking numbers of women, especially women of color have been present in the primaries this year. Though women are becoming an even more active part of politics, they are still not receiving as much financial support as their male counter parts, particularly Republican women. Women have to work much harder to raise the same amount of funding as men. Not only do men receive more support, but typically they have the ability to personally fund more of their campaign. Democratic women in predominately Republican areas are also at a steep disadvantage. Even men who are very unlikely to win are out raising the women running against them.
Though it is sad to see women not being funded as much as men, I am glad to see these women getting into politics. The effects of Trump have been, in my opinion, primarily negative, but his presidency has lead to an impassioned political response from women. This is an important article because people need to lend support to female candidates.
Women have been working very hard to gain equal rights to men. It is still an uphill battle, but women are slowly making their way up. In the past century, immense progress has been made. Women gained the right to vote less than 100 years ago. It may seem like a long time, but going from having not even a vote to taking more and more jobs in politics is pretty impressive.
Women are hard workers all over the world. I am so happy too that women are taking their place in politics, they should keep going and never give up.
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