tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post2448966588956327963..comments2024-03-28T22:51:39.946-04:00Comments on Waterbury Thoughts: Where Are the Women?Raechel Guesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00877208684670929373noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-20449557801212432322011-07-04T13:51:45.281-04:002011-07-04T13:51:45.281-04:00"If we saw many women trying to run for offic..."If we saw many women trying to run for office or a board and not getting a chance to be on the slate..."<br /><br />There is the issue with trying to pin down why the numbers are what they are. We rarely know how many people put there names forward for the seats on the BOE or BOA. Therefore, we don't know if women are being turned away or if they are not stepping forward. Until we Bryan P. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873738854423448938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-51499485623499291542011-07-02T06:58:41.292-04:002011-07-02T06:58:41.292-04:00It is just like other things where we say that we ...It is just like other things where we say that we should go out and recruit because there aren't enough.<br /><br />Women just like others should know that it is up to us to decide if we want to run for office or a board. No one should have to come out to give us a personal invitation.<br /><br />If we saw many women trying to run for office or a board and not getting a chance to be on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-47541801865387032852011-07-01T14:58:06.887-04:002011-07-01T14:58:06.887-04:00The presence of more women on the Board of Educati...The presence of more women on the Board of Education could be attributed to the same potential chauvinism that hypothetically is keeping the Board of Aldermen dominated by men, the concept that women are best suited for matters concerning children, not for the world at large. There is a long-standing belief that a woman's sphere of influence should remain in the home and in grammar schools. IRaechel Guesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877208684670929373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18653650.post-86789241433649721402011-07-01T14:46:36.703-04:002011-07-01T14:46:36.703-04:00I know that in the past, women were usualy placed ...I know that in the past, women were usualy placed on the slate for Board of Education. In fact, at the moment there are more women on the Board of Education (3) then on the Board of Aldermen (2).<br /><br />This may be a result of more women wanting to be on the Board of Education, but it is open for discussion.Bryan P. Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873738854423448938noreply@blogger.com