Hillary is not our President
The first woman President has yet to break the “glass ceiling”.
“You are the heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future.” – Hillary Clinton
Supporters of Hillary Clinton’s political views were hoping she would become the first woman President of the United States. Young women supporters waited with great hope for womens’ future under the glass ceiling of the Javitz Center wearing their “I’m with Her” t-shirts. As the night progressed the electoral college votes showed there would be no Democratic party victory in 2016. Many stunned young women comforted each other trying to hold back their tears. The polls had shown Hillary Clinton would be making a victory speech and break the political”glass ceiling” this election. Losing to a very controversial male candidate with less experience was hard to mentally process.
Hillary Clinton graciously conceded the following day. Her supporters were very angry and frustrated when the results showed she had won the popular vote, though losing the election from the electoral college vote that elects the US Presidents.
Not with Him
Many of her supporters continued protests of “Not My President” against the Republican winner. Hillary dealing with her own disappointment voiced her belief in the US Constitution and supported the duly elected next President and attended his Inauguration.
Many of these shocked young women felt frustration, anger, and a loss of optimism. Some of the women even felt fearful for their futures. Op-eds voiced concerns for the future of feminism. A march called “The Woman’s March on Washington” gathered women together in cities across America to protest the Republican party, the new President’s planned policies and also personally against the man. They also marched to voice many views held by Hillary Clinton and supporters of the Democratic party.
Not with Her
Not all women share the same political or personal values. Not all women supported Hillary Clinton for President nor the Democratic party views. Women have a variety of voices and all can stand up to be heard. There was another Washington march a couple of days later supporting differing personal values and political views. Many women marched because they do want to give every girl a chance at life and to fulfill life dreams. They believe that everyone is deserving of an opportunity. In too many places in the world baby girls are discarded before they have a chance to even exist. Every girl is valuable and deserving of a chance, even if not always powerful.
“Never doubt that you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and opportunity in the world.” – Hillary Clinton
Stronger Together
As women we may disagree on politics and many philosophical views, but we should be able to agree that women should have an equal voice in politics and have equal opportunities in all walks of life. We also all need to use our voices to help encourage each other.
Hillary Clinton made a first public appearance since the Inauguration in a short video message for the “Makers” conference, which is a group that shares the stories of “trailblazing” women.
The glass ceiling of the US President is not broken, but neither is Hillary Clinton. She is a strong woman and will continue to encourage and inspire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWn0N3GYttQ
Video above from “The Guardian” news
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Women of the 2017 Maker’s Conference
“MAKERS@ is an opportunity to partner with companies and organizations to celebrate and acknowledge their game-changing female employees and connect them to the larger MAKERS network. MAKERS@ is for the organization that believes its people are its strongest asset, that invests in innovative, groundbreaking female leaders, that knows that empowering women will empower the world, and that dares to lead and refuses to follow.
Launched in 2012, AOL’s MAKERS is a storytelling platform for the trailblazing women of today and tomorrow. Today, MAKERS.com features more than 4,500 original videos and more than 400 MAKERS interviews.
MAKERS launched the MAKERS Stories app in March 2016. Designed to empower individuals to be their own storyteller, MAKERS Stories allows users to record their stories or the stories of others, creating their own MAKERS videos.” – from their website
