She’s out there right now. She’s watching. She’s listening. She’s working. She’s learning. She’s teaching.
The first woman to be elected President of the United States is ready.
She’s hungry. She’s strong. She’s smart. She’s relentless.
She’s compassionate and empathetic and wise.
She’s savvy. She’s ambitious. She’s brave.
She’s kind. She’s worried. She’s real. She’s a leader.
She doesn’t put up with your bullshit.
She’s probably tired right now, too, because who isn’t? America is exhausting, and exhausted.
Aren’t you tired, America? Take a nap. It’s OK. Everyone needs a break now and then.
The first woman to be elected President of the United States doesn’t often enjoy the luxury of free time for a nap. But when she does, she naps like a boss. Do not disturb her slumber.
Let her dream.
Her dreams will change the world.
But first, she has to go to work.
Hail to the Chief … Executive
She’s a scientist. She’s a cop. She’s a marine. She’s a librarian. She’s a pilot.
She’s running for a seat on the school board. She’s taking graduate courses online.
She’s an inventor. She’s a professor. She’s an astronaut. She’s in law school. She’s in medical school. She’s a nurse.
She’s a CEO.
She’s a mayor. She’s a governor. She’s in congress. She’s a senator.
She’s writing. She’s creating. She’s making things happen. She’s the first woman to be elected President of the United States, and she is going to make THAT thing happen.
That it hasn’t happened yet is shameful and a detriment to society.
Who could blame her if she turned her back on us after centuries of suppression and frustration?
She won’t let us down, though, because she’s better than that. She will do the job in spite of us, as well as because of us.
We need her. She will be there for us. That’s what she does. That’s who she is. Above all, she is driven to build a better world.
She can do that.
Who says? The Council on Foreign Relations’ Women’s Power Index says, and it says it well: “In the aggregate, women’s leadership promotes bipartisanship, equality and stability.”
Seems like we could use a little stability right about now.
Women in the Lead: Better Outcomes
The Women’s Power Index report goes on to say that, in general, more women in governmental leadership enables outcomes like:
- Reducing the likelihood of war
- Increasing the likelihood of meaningful compromise
- Implementing policies that improve health and education
- Curtailing domestic instability
- Inspiring more women to become politically involved
Since 1946, according to Council on Foreign Relations data, 64 of 193 nations surveyed have elevated a woman to head of state. Of those, 24 have had more than one woman in charge as president, premier, prime minister or chancellor.
For what it’s worth, Switzerland has been led by five women in three-quarters of a century.
Today, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, there are 19 women serving as heads of state.
We found out this week when Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren suspended her campaign that the United States would not elect its first woman president this time around.
It felt like a step backward.
Shortly after Warren announced she’d dropped out of the race, the Twitter account for Merriam-Webster reported that searches for the term “misogyny” were up 2,400 percent.
For her part, Warren continued to show the world what we’re missing.
She’s out there. The first woman president is already working her way toward the Oval Office. She’s taken her first step into history.
She’s watching. She’s listening. She’s waiting, still. But she will not wait much longer.
Her super-human patience is running out. She’s going to be President of the United States.
She’s working.
She’s dreaming.
She’s going to change the world.
