The United States is Ready for a Female President

Rebuttals:Pro says “I will contend that the US is in fit condition for a women president. ”C1: “Representation; more women needed in politics”I agree with pro that women are not adequately represented in politics. The numbers he presented are empirical evidence that despite 95% being willing to vote for female president the U. S. is reluctant to elect women. This implies that the U. S. may not be ready for a female president. Pro says “A woman president would be both an important milestone for women as well as increasing representation for that demographic. ”Agreed, however nice the sentiment and big the milestone, this is an entirely normative argument. As I stated in my opening round the United States should be ready, however the country is not. Pro says “To increase the role of women in politics it’s necessary for a societal shift to take place. ”Agreed, and until that shift takes place the U. S. will not be ready for a female president. Pro says “Electing a woman for president would help to stimulate this shift, moreover it would help correct this unfortunate representative gap in politics. ”Pro has this progression backwards, when there is something that needs to happen, you prepare for it, then when ready, you do it. What pro is suggesting is the opposite, merely stating that if we elect a woman as president it would make us ready. I Agree woman and men are equally capable, however the people in the United States have shown they are not ready for this as presented in my argument and empirically evident by the stats pro provided. This argument that more women are needed in politics is true, however it does not constitute being ready. A child may need to be more responsible, that in no way makes him ready or fit condition to be responsible. A need does not constitute being fit or ready. This argument is negated. C2: "Attitude towards having a female president"Pro says “Gallup reported that in a 1958 poll, only 54% said they would vote for a generally well-qualified women for president. In 2012, that number was 95%As addressed earlier, despite the above stat, pro also shared that “only 18.5% of Congress is female. 20% of senators are female. 18.2% of the house are women. ” Regardless of people saying they “would” vote for a woman, it is empirically evident that the United States is hesitant to vote for women in general. The Attitude that pro attempted to show via the gallup poll is negated by his own stats previously provided. This shows that the U. S. voters are not ready to vote for a women president. It seems the “attitude” is not reflected empirically. This argument is negated. C3: "A cultural shift is needed"Pro says “We need to redefine gender roles and do our best to abolish gender stereotypes in America. ” Agreed, and until we do so the U. S. will not be ready for a female president. Again a “need” may be present. That in no way indicates the fit condition to achieve said need. People all around the world “need” food, that does not indicate a fit condition to provide it. This argument is negated. Concluding rebuttal:C1: “more women needed in politics” A need does not imply ready. C2: “Attitude towards having a female president” This Attitude is empirically false. C3: “A cultural shift is needed” A need does not imply ready. Resolve: "The United States is Ready for a Female President. " As all contention are negated, so is the resolution. Pros entire presentation is negated. Closing remarks:Thank you to pro for accepting this debate. I agree with the sentiments you have presented, however as I have shown, a need does not mean ready. The idea that the U. S. is "ready" for a female President is optimistic. It could be argued that the U. S. "should" be ready, as my opponent’s argument does, however from a practical standpoint and empirically evident from pros statistics, the United States is not ready for a female President. Thank you for reading!