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Having won the Democratic nomination after her victory in the California primaries on Tuesday night, Hillary Clinton is the first woman to represent a major political party in an American presidential race. An incredible achievement for any person, Clinton’s nomination is especially exceptional due to the disparities, prejudices and misguided stereotypes against women.
Hillary Clinton is disbarring unwise notions that there are positions best suited for men, and that women do not deserve certain roles in the workplace. By becoming the Democratic candidate, possibly the next president of the United States, Clinton is illuminating the incredible fallacies in the imbalances women face. Women are equal to men, even when it comes to becoming the leader of the free world, how is there still a pay gap, disparity in the number of executive women and gender-based taxes in America?
The president of the United States is arguably the most difficult position to obtain in the world. From campaigning to debating, having your personal life exposed and remaining on the pulse of international events, the “interview” process is hard and treacherous. Clinton has shown that she can take it. Even though there is absolutely no basis on which to professionally discriminate women, with her accomplishments, Clinton is exposing—on the world’s biggest stage—the absurdity in gender discrimination.
Whether or not you agree with her politics, Hillary Clinton is setting a historic, powerful example for women and girls. The former first lady, U.S. Senator and secretary of state is showing the generations of tomorrow and country as a whole that a woman can do something only men have done in the past. This is a lesson that should come as common sense, but given the current obstacles women face in the professional and personal arenas, it is necessary for some people to see with their own eyes.