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Women don't trust women

Digery Cohen | 30.06.2006 10:13

No votes?

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Women don’t trust women.

KUWAIT CITY, June 30 -- Despite braving searing heat and turning up in the tens of thousands, Kuwaiti women, voting for the first time, chose not to put a woman in parliament in Thursday's elections.
According to partial returns reported Friday morning, none of the 27 women in the field of 250 candidates won a seat even though nearly 60 percent of the Kuwaiti electorate is female.

It is the same in Europe where women make up more than 50% of the electorate but will not vote a majority of women into our parliaments.

What excuses do women have for this?

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No need to excuse

30.06.2006 14:50

Ever though some women prefer to be at home looking after the kids rather than getting into the so much interesting politics?

And I am not going to excuse

olus

common sense

30.06.2006 21:51

Because not as many women put themselves up as candidates. Geeze, ever thought that perhaps women aren't the same as men? And that perhaps they're more likely to be interested in other things rather than party politics, i.e that less women are interested in standing as MPs?

Plus, ever thought about actually voting on policy, as opposed to "Oh I will vote for XYZ because she's a woman". Maybe the female candidates weren't up to much? Or do we all vote according to our group in your socialist paradise? Blacks for blacks, Asians for Asians, women for women and so on, everyone except White Hetero Males of course who are no doubt denied the vote...

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