Sarah Palin Joins John McCain Presidential Bid
Female VP Candidate Could Crash Glass Ceiling of U.S. Government
Aug 30, 2008
Presidential hopeful John McCain made history when he selected Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate in the Vice Presidential spot. Governor Palin has the potential to become the first woman in the Vice Presidential office in the White House and the most powerful woman in the United States. Governor Palin is a first term Republican from Alaska, who was elected to the office of governor in 2006.
Republican John McCain and Sarah Palin are running against Democrat Barack Obama and Joseph Biden. It is a historic election, as Obama is the first black candidate for president.
Sarah Palin Governor of Alaska
In a statement on the website of the State of Alaska, Sarah Palin said that she was honored to represent the people of Alaska and would continue to do so during the upcoming two month campaign. She promised to promote the path of reform that they had set out on together in the State of Alaska.
Sarah Palin is the first female governor of Alaska. Under Governor' Palin's leadership, Alaska invested $5 billion in state savings, overhauled education funding and implemented the Senior Benefits Program for low income older Alaskans. Her administration passed an overhaul of Alaska's ethics laws and a competitive process to construct a gas pipeline.
Sarah Palin was born in Idaho in 1964. She graduated from the University of Idaho in 1987, with a bachelor of science degree in communications - journalism. Sarah Palin is married to Todd Palin and has five children. The Palin family enjoys the great outdoors, sporting and recreation in the State of Alaska.
Powerful Women in United States Government
Sarah Palin could well become the most powerful woman in U.S. Government. Forbes Magazine recently released their list of "Top 100 Powerful Women." There were six women in U.S. Politics and Government on the Forbes list, which included international personalities in business, media and politics. The U.S. Political/Government women on the Forbes list include Shiela Bair, Condeleezza Rice, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Laura Bush and Ruth Bader Ginsberg.
- Sheila C. Bair, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.:FDIC insures U.S. financial institutions. Bair was sworn in as the 19th Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, for a five year term, in 2006 (FDIC website). Bair was number 2 of the Forbes list of powerful women.
- Condeleezza Rice, U.S. Secretary of State. Rice was number 7 on Forbes List of 100 Most Powerful Women.
- Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Senator, New York. U.S. Senator and Former First Lady, Clinton ran a historic campaign to become the first woman president. Clinton was 28 on Forbes list of 100 Most Powerful Women.
- Nancy Pelosi. Speaker, House of Representatives. Pelosi is the highest ranking elected woman in the US.
- Laura Bush. First Lady Laura Bush was ranked 44 on the list of 100. Laura Bush has been stepping up as an envoy for the United States. She announced that th U.S. will support Afghanistan's government to th tune of $10 billion at the Afghanistan donor's conference in Paris. First Lady Bush visited Africa to highlight HIV/AIDS programs. She also sent to the Middle East to raise breast cancer awareness.
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Justice, Supreme Court. Ginsberg, who has been on the Supreme Court since 1993, came in number 72 on the Top 100 List.
A select grouip of women have broken through the glass ceiling to reach high government office, but are still largely outnumbered by men in powerful positions.
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