Recruiting Women for Office: Why Is it Still Necessary? | 100 Years After Women's Suffrage

Of the more than 12,000 U.S. lawmakers who have served in Congress since 1789, only 366 have been women. This conversation about the importance of recruiting women into politics was originally livestreamed to the National Geographic Women of Impact Facebook Group on August 12, 2020.
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Mallory Benedict, photo editor at National Geographic (moderator)
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Democratic representative for Congressional Caucus for Women
Ariel Hill-Davis, Co-founder of Republican Women for Progress
Christabel Cruz, Director of New Leadership for the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University
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Recruiting Women for Office: Why Is it Still Necessary? | 100 Years After Women's Suffrage
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[@NatGeo]

Of the more than 12,000 U.S. lawmakers who have served in Congress since 1789, only 366 have been women. What's one thing you learned from this video?

[@CasperTheCoolCat]

I didn't sub to watch livestreams.

[@RealityHijacked]

That National Geographic is under the complete and total control of "Intersectional" Post-Modernist Neo-Marxists who are actively trying to subvert Western democracies by way of full-blown cultural subversion in order to covertly bring about a totalitarian system of far-left Bolshevism under the guise of fighting for "social justice" and "equality", things that these countries have had for decades.

[@Richie016]

Thanks to NatGeo

[@harkamalpreetsinghWW3]

I very much enjoyed 'The Hostile Planet' series. Please release more shows like that 🙏

[@wrlSivan16]

I don’t want to be selected because I’m a woman!! I want to be selected because I’m good at my job and if I’m not, Higher someone that is. Pick people according to talent, attitude, and growth ability. Stop picking people based on gender or the color of the rainbow. s'il vous plaît

[@jonathanbowen3640]

Isn't it illegal/unlawful to discriminate on basis of gender when hiring?

[@jonathanbowen3640]

@@aholesubs1557 That's unfortunate. Pity the guys who wont get jobs purely because they are not women.

[@lawjef]

So you are not going to provide any data on the % of women who want to run for office who are unable to do so? And comparing that very relevant metric to the % of men who want to run for office. It may not change your conclusion but how can you have a meaningful dialogue without even devoting some time to gathering the basic foundations of an inequality argument. Or are you merely pursuing the goal of equality of outcome, regardless of circumstances, ambition, opportunities, etc. This all seems very superficial and politically driven (shout out to all the neo-Marxists who love this type of childish logic).

[@Bolter024]

Well said 👍🏻

[@solidmatic]

Facts

[@bothack8874]

Imagine you get job just to filled diversity checkmark in company

[@theenchiladakid1866]

It happens all the time and company's have to hire people that can't do the job

[@johnblackmouth]

Yeah Kamala Harris.

[@deanmccrorie3461]

Kamala is a double check box.

[@cynthiacopland8634]

Trump got it by pretending to be competent

[@rezopolis]

Wow that's a whole bunch of dislikes Can somebody summarize the video for me? I don't have a full hour to watch it

[@stooshiemax1756]

In summary ..... Change everything to suit the needs of women.

[@johnblackmouth]

Take a dump then look inside the bowl. That sums it up.

[@rezopolis]

@@johnblackmouth guys please, i'm serious. I want to understand their argument but I'm working right now

[@freddyb.b8120]

I haven't even watched it but you can see from their faces exactly what their "points" are gonna be 😏

[@rezopolis]

@@freddyb.b8120 wth, am i a magnet of jerks now? I just asked for a kind soul to tell me their core arguments dang

[@BeBopScraBoo]

please take politics off of the natgeo channel.

[@deanmccrorie3461]

Exactly. But hey. It’s election time. These Marxists tactics have to rewrite all of society to get the vote. They even try to mess with comic books, so this doesn’t surprise me I’m unsubscribing from natgeo

[@freddyb.b8120]

Welcome to the Natural Geographic Channel. Here with us today we have 4 hyenas, as seen on the screen in front of you 👽

[@Richie016]

😀Remarkable video,women suffrage and participation in Politics is a fine discussion presented by Nat Geo. My mother has always set her best foot to contribute for such a cause too. Thank you NatGeo👍

[@cynthiacopland8634]

We need EVERYONE at the table for all parts of our 🇺🇸country “We gotta long way to go, baby” was the slogan in the ‘70s.

[@ProtoNeoVintage]

Remember though. Everyone means EVERYONE. Especially people you disagree with.

[@donpreister6522]

Interesting that twice as many people have clicked they do not like it! Maybe some are not ready to share power yet, to have equal access to the elections.. Discussion is good. Thank you!

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Maybe some are not ready to share power yet" That is certainly true of some women in public office.

[@juice6199]

It should have nothing to do with gender, rather it should have everything to do with qualification and passion for the subject.

[@nazsalabarria860]

End women’s suffrage now !!!!!

[@amydutcher970]

(house husband) Remember what they say ' be careful what you wish . . '

[@thedude8046]

NO MA' AM I SAY!!

[@ProtoNeoVintage]

It isn't necessary. What IS necessary is recruiting competent leaders who put the well being of all the people they are leading ahead of any personal agendas. Gender and ethnicity are irrelevant.

[@abhi-wi2mj]

it's just about more participation by people from every aspect of life. that no one should feel like they don't have a place in politics... why are people so butthurt in the comments

[@KrazyKrzysztof]

I thought the office ended already around season 10? Top left would make a good pam

[@nopenope7350]

This is inane - Suffrage has always been about equal opportunity, NOT equal outcome or even equal representation! If more women want to run, they should. For a nation that is so stifling of its women, being a female sure is an important title to democrats...

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

^

[@soderfraga]

Celebrating the biggest mistake of European history...

[@bitchplease1114]

I.e. giving women equal rights, without equal obligations. Sorry, don't take it personally, please.

[@donlalo7079]

I saw a sort of survivor show where one Island had only men & another only woman. Men worked well together as a team. As for the women, well...... they failed & quit.

[@fabiana7157]

All the guys who dislike this video are so petty and immature, it's funny how they don't even realise that and think that disliking a video will change anything in real life lmao

[@CasperTheCoolCat]

You do realize this is National Geographic right? This is not content people what from National Geographic.

[@fabiana7157]

@@CasperTheCoolCat There's another video like this one, I already commented my opinion there.. but okay I'll repeat it, I think that men who throw a temper tantrum over this are too sensitive, if you are subbed to something and they upload a video about a topic you're not interested in, then just don't click on it, keep scrolling.. that's what I do. Don't act as though that's the reason for so many dislikes.. because "it's not the content I want from natgeo!!1!"

[@Moooonlit]

I'm a woman who dislike this video.

[@fabiana7157]

@@Moooonlit Congrats, your dislike is just as pointless as everyone else's, but the majority of those dislikes are from men, and the reason becomes obvious by going through this comment section.

[@Fandar]

@@CasperTheCoolCat Yeah but the comments prove that males who watch National Geographic are sexist towards women.

[@freddyb.b8120]

Shutting it down.. the pity party is over. Time to get back to real life where actual problems are waiting to be solved. This ain't one of them

[@RitaTheCuteFox]

literal brain damage

[@Ali3nh3art]

entitlement, playing the victim, unsubbed,

[@Zack-]

Same. Woke garbage

[@jt2988]

Same!!! This is all bs so sick of it

[@thomasmaughan4798]

"Why Is it Still Necessary?" It isn't *necessary* and it isn't mandated by the Constitution. Anyone that wishes to run for public office (with few limitations) is free to do so.

[@BreezyVanilla]

unsubbed

[@cenzecspecialforcesoperato307]

We need strong women in politics cause strong minds instead of people like trump I will vote for a woman any day cause they are fair thank you FMR soldier

[@VoyagerD]

All of the trolls in these comments are too desperate for attention. When they get too desperate, it stops actually being funny and becomes borderline cringy.

[@mmatrainee]

Where are the men for this story?

[@underyourbreath331]

This comment section is why we need more inclusion in representation. “PiCk tHe BeSt PeRsOn FoR tHe JoB” sorry, if you have a string of copy-paste Chads, some of those people were not best and didn’t deserve the job.

[@lsilvaj]

whining losers like you is why not everybody is fit for office.

[@jozefstyczynski9170]

It’s stupid, then and now

[@farble1670]

I know producing this type of content is cheaper than nature docs but please, this isn't why we subbed. How about making a second channel for politics?

[@knittygirlone3391]

Yes yes yes!!

[@UAPJedi]

🙄

[@Roy_Godiksen]

I wish there were more focus on getting the Right person, in stead of focusing on gender and color. Hopeless.

[@camor5254]

The amount of misogynistic, sexist, and quite honestly hilariously idiotic, comments presented by threatened men under this video goes to show how much of an improvement we have yet to make. How boring and sad to live in such an outdated mindset

[@srbrant5391]

Here before the incels start loping into the comment section.

[@nicollebutt5124]

Hwhwhshehhhehehe

[@TMacGamer]

No one cares what a persons gender is, their race or their orientation.... What matters is, are you qualified for the job and are your the best person for it. That’s it. It’s 2021... stop acting as if there is still an issue. I’ve worked with and for people of all races and genders. NONE OF IT MATTERED. If you’re putting a person in a position because of their gender or race YOU ARE WRONG. That is exactly what MLK DIDNT want. It’s about the content of the character and their qualifications. We have come a long way in this country. Stop with the woke nonsense. It’s “what the streets are crying for”? HaHaHa.... WoW! Why is this even on National Geographic Channel? Looks like Nat Geo has jumped on the left wing propaganda bandwagon... pathetic

[@sindromedeclown]

DISLIKE THIS VICTIMISM

[@yourturn777]

They are SMART? & dont want to argue with idiots? Been there, done that. Way better ways to spend your life, for ANY amount of money.

[@citizendildo5122]

My previous joke/comment got deleted. Surprise surprise.

[@Billy-on9zc]

First

[@citizendildo5122]

Give em a cookie !

[@jefferreira2728]

Yes