An example that I think shows contemporary feminism is when Hilary Clinton ran as a candidate for the Democratic party in the 2008 Election. This is not the first woman to run for the United States Presidency, however, she has come the closest than any other woman in winning the nomination of any major political party in the United States. This example is feminist because there has always been a major effort to get women involved in politics, especially at such a high level as running for U.S presidency, and Hilary Clinton has made it all the way to primary elections. This has inspired other women to pursue higher positions in their own jobs because they see all the progress that Clinton made. This has caused more and more women to reach top spots in major fortune five hundred companies. This has also effected the amount of women on election ballots. The number of women on these ballots has increased greatly.
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/publicofficials/tp/ran_for_president.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_%28United_States%29_presidential_candidates,_2008
Melanie Molnar
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