Hello All--
Not being as "up on this" as I would like, I will offer my two cents on why women traditionally are targeted when it comes to redistricting.
As you may read in the latest issue of the Southwest Journal and on the website of the Minnesota Women's Political Caucus,
http://www.mnwpc.org/index.asp?Page=SUMMARY&GroupID=0&DTID=DIwomen
traditionally are, well, not to be blunt, but screwed when it comes to redistricting. They often get paired into the same district, or out of their district. Traditionally women have a harder time running for office, for various reasons, don't get me started, and when redistricitng comes around, it is an ideal time to make it more difficult. The women's political caucus has done a study on this, and the article in the Southwest Journal also applies to two women attorneys who are trying to make a difference.
In my opinion, it should be a goal of everyone's to get more women involved in running for office and more active in the political process. It is traditionally dominated by men, and therefore it is difficult for women and other minorities to take leadership positions. It has always amazed me that the majority of people in thic country are women, yet the office of the president is still an old boys club. Check out the White House Poroject, as featured in the latest issue of the Minnesota Women's Press, womenspress.org, which highlights getting a woman into the office of president.
Becky Boland, Lyndale
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