Sarah Palin

When Sarah Palin announced her running for president it instantly became a landmark for women in politics. Unfortunately Palin not only had to deal with Democrats and the rift within her own party-Republicans, but also had to deal with a gender bias. For example, Ed Rollins went on the radio a few weeks ago to blast Palin as being "not serious." She faced sexism and gender discrimination for being the first Republican female on the presidential ticket. “Coverage of Sarah Palin on the big three TV networks has been overwhelmingly negative, Politico reports. NBC, CBS, and ABC broadcast 69 stories on Palin between September 29 and October 12, of which the Culture and Media Institute considered 37 negative, 30 neutral, and two positive. That adds up to a negative-positive ratio of 18-1” (http://www.newser.com/story/41350/palin-coverage-negative-by-18-1-study.html). It is sad that even with the progress women have made, society still follows some of the traditional gender roles, that make men seem superior to women.