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Published on Nov 10, 2016
UPSOT
Hillary Clinton, New York, Wednesday"I know we have still not shattered
that highest and hardest glass ceiling. But someday someone will and
hopefully sooner than we might think right now."As she conceded defeat,
Hillary Clinton reminded people that this presidential election was also
a battle for women.She fought against gender discrimination within the
political elite - and lost to a man whom she lambasted as a
misogynist.Women who supported her see sexism as a factor in the vote
outcome.VOX "I actively campaigned to help get Obama elected and I've
realised that women are hated even more than black men in this country.
That's how I feel."VOX"All the things that he did that were so
incredibly degrading to women and he still won, it was just amazing to
me."VOX"Every person who voted against Hillary Clinton didn't do it
because she's a woman but I think it was certainly a factor"(DLS)Polls
show, however, that while a majority of men voted for Trump... a large
proportion of women also contributed to his win.Meanwhile, Clinton's own
gender gap - the difference between the number of men and the number of
women who voted for her... was wider than ever, at 13 percentage
point.SOT Prof. Jennifer Lawless, American University: "I don't think
the results indicate that we're not ready for a female president
especially if the numbers hold up and Hillary Clinton actually does win
the popular vote. But the numbers do reflect the fact that there is a
large contingent of the population that's not offended by explicit
sexism or misogyny"Clinton may not continue pursuing her presidential
ambition...but many of her voters hope another woman candidate will run
for office in four years time.
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