Bangladesh has a female president. Why can't America have a female president?
344535
coz america is a stupid country.
118992
So many other countries have a woman as head of state, I don't see why we shouldn't.  If she can get the voters to turn out and vote, then she will be elected.
219852
Gender wouldn't be a factor for me.  I would vote for the most qualified candidate regardless of gender.  I would never vote Hillary Clinton for president because she and I are at opposite ends of the political spectrum.  I could see voting for Condoleeza Rice because she is experienced, articulate and well qualified.
80403
Not only NO but H--- NO! I would vote for a woman president though as long as she was qualified. I hope Condi Rice runs!
690455
It is long overdue to elect a woman as President of the United States...
63092
Let's hope we don't have to find that out.\n\nI think it would be so sad, that the first woman president of the USA would be Hilary Clinton, surely there are honorable, honest ladies out there that are ready to make the grade. JetDoc has her characterized perfectly, just go look at her voting record, she would sell her soul (quite possibly has) for political gain.
130633
Women have been leading/ruling countries for  a long time.  I am not even going to list any because there are 4 that were some of the most powerful in history and I am not talking about anyone before 1900.  any student of powerful leaders of history would know them.  As far as women not being able to handle it...how many men could say they could handle childbirth without ever having gone through it themselves?  how many men could face the decision of having or not having a child?  how many men can understand what it is to live/breath/birth a live human being? Women are designed to bear pain better...although most men disagree simply because they see only one side. \n\n2) People use the excuse "I would but haven't found one qualified yet"  really?  anyone who has done even the smallest amount of study of US presidents (US Presidents for Dummies, I'm serious) would see the HORRIFYING people that have lived in the White House.  Qualifications DO NOT get you elected to the White house!!!  it is party politics, wedge issues, psychological marketing, campaign themes/strategy.  Women/black/indians/japanese...where would these groups be if change for the sake of change had not occurred\n\n3) in my experience in retail management/college/government  I find women to be just as qualified and experienced leaders.  there is no physical or mental quality to leading that men have and women do not.  Leading is Leading and a person who can, will...and a person who can't...won't.\n\nthe answer to the question now...\n\na lot of men say "can't handle stress," "the islamic countries," "better decision-making," " PMS."  Strom Thurmond believed and actively voted in a segregationist USA...thankfully his vision did not come to pass.  Dred Scott/Plessy v Ferguson.  Men who use the above mentioned quotes use the same attachment to history and tradition(even though history has proven women to be very capable)  They look for excuses why not rather than why and will never truly see the positive side to having a female commander in chief.  They probably have some unresolved issue with women and the idea of subordination to one.\n\nWomen who say no...don't understand it...I'm a guy\n\neveryone else who says yeah...kudos for thinking outside the box and prefering to be on the winning side of history.
681476
LOL, I've asked this question to my friends before too. I think that there would be less war and less corruption in the governments. However I think its impossible to have a woman be in power in countries that are predominantly muslim or islamic; you know the countries where women are dressed so that no one can see them. I think there would be more diplomatic talk between nations, and probably more effective diplomacy if it's all a bunch of women. Women have a natural caring instinct, don't they -- the motherly instinct. I think that is a great characteristic to have in a leader of a country. I wish every country in the world should try a woman leader for a five year span. 2010 to 2015 for example.
549751
Being a woman, i think it would be great to have a woman president but she would have to be qualified for the job. The only thing I worry about is the day a woman runs for president and everyone runs out to vote for her just because she is a woman and they want that one moment to bask in to say yes we have the first woman president, then six months later complain how crappy a job she is doing. No president is a perfect president and there will always be large groups of people complaining about how bad a job they are doing. It is just he way it goes when your president.
791938
I think the first minority president should be a female.  No joke.  Lets show em all!
24138
There's still no female US president. Women couldn't vote until the ratification of the 19th amendment in 1920, so that'll slow you up some. Women are highly underrepresented in Congress--currently around 14%. Why is a pretty tough question. Pervasive sexism is a problem--women who exhibit the qualities that we look for in male candidates (leadership, strength, ambition, etc.) are looked at negatively (arrogant, bitchy, etc.).
408084
I would love to see a female president in the US, but I doubt this will happen for quite some time yet--certainly not in the next decade or two.  There're just too many pseudo-macho male types that would sooner chop of their--uh, inflated egos--then vote for a woman.  You just gotta give it time.  I myself am a newer upgrade of male--got enough self-esteem to circumvent that age-old "man's fear of woman" syndrome.  FYI, most men subconsciously fear women because they are in fact the superior model of human evolution now--replacing the male version which was more important when we had to fend off wild boars and such.  Technical evolution has created a higher human need for intelligence rather than strength.  Most men still favor the strength side which is why we have all of these dumb ar*e wars and regional conflicts--no where is this more evident than in the Middle East where women are treated little better than cattle.  All signs point to an evolution where men are no longer necessary but for one thing--ironically, this is the same philosphy men have applied towards women since the beginning of time.
42370
In many countries women do get elected as president. In the USA, women are finally gaining the political power, experience, and visibility needed to take on the presidency. Someday soon we should have our first women president.
358270
We already had a woman president, Hillary. lol\nMickey Mouse could win the presidency next term on the Democratic ticket after these last few years with W.\nIf a woman becomes president, what do they call her husband? The first gentleman?\nIt's not a matter of "should a woman be president." It's not important that we elect a woman, so that we can finally say we did it. What needs to happen is to elect the most effective leader, whether it is a man or a woman. That's not so easy to do. Usually, instead of a leader, we get a politician. A politician is someone who cuts deals, trades influence, and always if it will benefit him or her. That makes politicians self-serving. A leader is someone who does the right thing for the country, whether it is good for him or her personally or not. We haven't had one of those in a long time. Harry Truman 60 years ago. Or maybe John Kennedy 45 years ago. \n\n\nThere are several women out there right now with the nads to be president. Many other nations have female heads of state so why no the U.S.? One way to look at it is being a good mother. To do this you have to be a good leader requiring strength, making tough decisions even if those you lead (your kids) hate you for a while, being flexible with what new information comes your way, and so forth. \nNot saying a president has to be a mom, just saying women have the ability and strength of character to do the job.\n\nThanks for a great question.
1039720
presidential qualifications  should never be based on whether you are a man or a woman ( and i'm not saying this just because i'm female) but it seems that in the u.s. there is too much of a divide, between pro-gun culture and anti, pro-war and anti, pro-racism and anti, among others, that if the majority of voters are in the pro sections, there will not be a female president there for a long time. \n\nunfortunately it seems as if the divide is always going to be split over violence, and if people want a certain amount of violence, be it war or gun-control or whatever, then women are going to be seen as a species who will try to quash that belief and "right".
782702
The truth is that America is not ready for a female president, like they are not ready for a black president.  You have to realize that majority of America is still in the mentality that this country was founded on (White, Christians, Rich Men).  If you live in a major city, you have more diversity.  But most of America is not like that...its made of small towns and ideologies of generations upon generations (women belong in the home or "to know her place").  It will take time before America can accept full DIVERSITY....until that time we as a people have to fight for these things.
639036
I think it will be a women president first  When we have black president she'll likely be a women. I think we're in for alot of women presidents.