Women on the Road to the White House - Building Gender Balanced Business

“There is evidence that the more women who run for president the less that gender matters — because women will not be seen as novelty candidates.”— Nichola D. Gutgold, author of “Almost Madam President: Why Hillary Clinton ‘Won’ in 2008”

A Bachmann or Palin candidacy could have a significant effect on the male Republican candidates who are already in the race.

• A Bachmann or Palin campaign would attract a great deal of media attention, taking some of the spotlight from the men
• The women would get money and activist support that might have otherwise gone to the male candidates
• Their resources will be used to attack and weaken their male competitors during the primary
  However, with so few female presidential candidates to study, some experts believe it is still too difficult to accurately predict if and in what ways women might re-shape elections.

“American women usually don’t succeed in politics — or other professions — unless they act like men.”— Joan Hoff, political historian

Women have their own values and perspectives, but because they feel they have to be more “macho” to succeed in politics, they have not yet been able to bring a distinctly feminine perspective to political issues and debate.