Sunday, September 22, 2002
How far
have women
truly come?
Going into yesterday's primary election, voters could choose to practically guarantee Hawaii's next governor will be a woman, since leading candidates of both major parties were female. While we wait to see if the November winner will be one of the nation's few female governors, the "Price of Paradise" wonders: How are women in Hawaii really doing and why should politicians pay attention to them? Pay heed to women Glass ceiling reinforced BACK TO TOP Politicians should
pay heed to the interests
of female voters By Nanci Kreidman WITH every seat City Council, Legislature, governor and lieutenant governor up for grabs, our house is buzzing about the upcoming election. There are five of us: three teenagers, a union member and the executive director of a nonprofit organization. Since my partner and children are Filipino, we talked about candidates' wanting to capture the Filipino vote. My son found it curious that ethnicity had anything to do with voting or that the "Filipino vote" could be worth something. We explained that ethnicity, socio-economic class and occupation influence choices voters make and that candidates seek approval from different constituencies. | |
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