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Men are far more competitive, violent, aggressive, territorial, sexually driven and are far more easily corrupted...NONE of these are good things for a POTUS to possess. And all of these can override rationality and logic.
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I think the average woman would make a FAR better POTUS than the average man (with exceptions...Hillary Clinton for one - though Trump strikes me as a buffoon...so America is politically screwed for the next 4 years, imo).
It's unfortunate that people draw these kinds of conclusions from the data.
The same systems that oppress women also oppress men and teach them how to behave, which is why men act violently and are more often recipients of violent crime. In other words, the beliefs you state are the very product of patriarchal systems and not counter to them. You saying that men are one way only is exactly what social structures are teaching men!
One sex is not better than the other. We rise or fall together. When women were 100% oppressed and men were totally in control, the discourse of the day was that men were better off. But we now know that when women get better, men get better, and vice versa; and men getting better looks like giving up violence, control and domination.
If we're not careful we can end up with women in power who embody all the old patriarchal ideals because they were still raised in the presence of the same oppressive systems. I have seen female leaders go nutso when given power. It's not a male thing it's a human thing.
So rather than a man or woman in power, I want to see leaders who have a great deal of self-awareness, compassion, and empathy alongside valued skills like economics, public policy, and international policy. I don't care what's between their legs. I just want to prevent neo-cons and excessive neo-liberals from steering the ship.