User:Ruth M. Sprague



Bold textGENDERGAPPERS

Our current article, as well as a complete TABLE OF CONTENTS to all prior articles, follows this brief introduction.

Many women, faced with the results of their decision not to vote in 1994, i.e. a mean-spirited, anti-woman congressional majority, made history and demonstrated their empowerment in 1996 by creating the largest gender-gap ever.

To some of us, this was a revelation of the power we have but seldom use. To our detractors, it was just another reason why women should never have been allowed to vote.

According to the media, the gender-gap was composed of so-called soccer-moms. We know this is untrue. We can recognize just another media attempt to pigeonhole, *divide* and denigrate women.

We address these articles to those of you who made up the gender-gap in the past and those who may in the future.

We explore, in a commentary format, some of the reasons why, even now, many women have low self-esteem which often contributes to their feelings of powerlessness.

We will identify cultural, historical and other factors involved. In addition, we will seek to discover and confirm woman as people, as human beings rather than objects defined by man's culture, religion, media control and language.

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Leah, Renee and Ruth