The role of the woman in the U.S national government

The political role of the woman in the national government in the United States is simply shocking. The Washington Post stated, that currently there are only 20 percent female representatives in Congress. And, out of those 20 percent of women, over 17 percent women are non-white. Additionally, the IPU Data shows that the United States is not even in the top 50 of the women representatives in the national parliaments. The United States is rank 76 out of 148 countries. Only 19.4 percent women are representatives in the lower or single house and 20 percent represent the upper house or senate. Rwanda, one of the least developed countries in the world, has more women in political power than a well-developed country than the United States. These shocking facts create questions. Why is the position of the women that weak in the national politics of the United States of America? And, what does that say about the political diversity in the States? It says that the United States is still away of having a gender and ethnic equality in the political branch. The Washington Post published a statistic that shows that the house is ruled by nearly 80 percent of white males and the senate represents over 90 percent of white males too. Only 3 percent in the senate are Hispanic, 2 percent are black and 1 percent is Asian. Does that look like diversity? American politics are represented by a standard of people that should be questioned by minorities. And, if American people can’t do that in the 21^st century, then when else can they? With Hillary Clinton campaigning as the next president of the United States of America, the political role of the woman might change in the future.