To compare the two presidential candidates’ views and plans regarding the issue of women in the workforce, I inserted their answers to the question posed in the second debate:
In what new ways to you intend to rectify the inequalities in the workplace, specifically regarding females making only 72 percent of what their male counterparts earn?
I included only the first time each candidate spoke about the issue and edited the stopwords to get the most accurate picture.
Governor Romney:
This image shows that the economy was mentioned more than any other word (except women, which he was obviously talking about). There are also many words relating to the economy, such as “jobs” and “work”, but some of the words are a bit questionable. He seems to be focused on the economy as the number one problem for women today, and not just any women, but mothers. Words like “kids” and “flexible” suggest that he believes that the women in the work force are the primary caretakers of their children and they need more flexible work hours than men do in order to function in the economy. From a feminist’s point of view, this word map looks pretty bleak. However, from the point of view of someone unaffected by this issue, it may look promising. More people today are concerned about the American economy than the American women.
President Obama:
This image suggests that Obama is most concerned about the people. Although some words relating to the economy are mentioned, the focus is on the people. The biggest word in the image is “we’ve”, which the president uses frequently to stress what we as a country need to do to fix this “issue” (another frequently used word). “College” and “education” are his proposed solutions for the “young” “women” who are soon to enter the working world. From a feminist’s point of view, this looks pretty darn good. One might even say that our president is…
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^^ I made that I swear! I just can’t figure out how to make it work….
actually who else would make such an awful meme? I’m sure you believe me.