Today, women remain far less likely than men to seek public office. Only recently in 1984 has there ever been a woman on the national major-party presidential ticket. The opinion article "Pro-Con Would more Women makefor better government?" on The Dallas Morning News clearly states the pros and cons of more women becoming a part of the legislative process. According to research, this lack of women in todays government can stem anywhere from the socialization of young men towards “leadership roles”, to even boys’ greater participation in organized competitive sports.

            On the pro side of the argument, the argument is made that adding more women to the legislative process would be for the better. A more accurate representation of the country (an equal representation of men compared to women), would enhance debates and offer a wide arrange or potential solutions to the problems we face today. The tone of the Congress might even change for the better. At the current stage, Congress is 80% White, 80% male, and 92% Christian. These are large differences for our representative demographics, as only 63% of the population is white, less than 50% are males, and the country only amounts to 76% Christian. These ratios are well off balance and do not provide an accurate “representation” of this country on a whole.

            The argument for fewer women to represent the nation stems from the idea that “political values must outweigh the importance of gender” The idea is that if there are 20 women in the Senate, and your political views differ with 16 of those women, then there is a problem. It is often that political conversation is always about achieving gender parity in elected office, rather than the important ways that women actually impact political life. According to the author, men and women are different in that they share “different talents, aptitudes, and interests” A rather weak argument from the offer

            I think that readers should give the article a change, but realize that this is an opinion-based piece. A lot of the author’s logic stems from assumptions about women and what they seem to “only focus on” as the author makes clear. Some points are well made and clear, and some are senseless. However, it is worth the read to see the other side of the argument on why women should not equally represent the number of men in Congress.