The Tribune

EDITOR, The Tribune.

I thank God for my wife, mother, grandmother, daughters, sisters, nieces, aunts, stepmothers, surrogate mothers, and all women who have done almost magic to keep families, the church, and by extension the country organised. As a matter of fact, many major organisations are led by women.

I know that there are a few men who sincerely believe that they are grooming their daughters to be all that they could be. Why not to lead a political party. Who said that only men should lead. Why not a woman and why not right now.

Conniving influential men will use women with low self esteem to fight against themselves achieving the ultimate prize.

The argument about being “temperamental” is lame, especially because as time goes by, we are seeing more and more strange behaviour from men.

But do we really, honestly, believe and trust women to lead? Does the male chauvinist really feel like women are equal, or they just pay lip service in front of the camera? They laugh when they hear of women being beaten on the one hand, then they pretend to embrace women outside. Amazing!

WHICH LEADS ME TO THIS!

Does the FNM, PLP and DNA think so little of women that the women are not good enough, wise enough, compassionate enough, possess enough courage and stable enough to lead a political party by extensions the country?

Are women so insecure that they would not want another woman leading unless it is them? Are we honestly impressed with the men who have led us so far. You mean no one can do it better than what we’ve had?

So who is Ivy Dumont, Janet Bostwick, Italia Johnson, Wendy Craig, Sharon Wilson and the many women who have led and are still leading Corporate Bahamas from behind the scene?

For the petty-minded Bahamians, and those who think little of Bahamian women and the timing I guarantee all of us, Hilary Clinton, a woman, will be the next, and first female President of the United States. Maybe they respect women more than we do in the Bahamas, cause Bahamian women will only be allowed to FRY THE FLITTERS!

Lord knows we need to pave a different road. The previous roads are obsolete.

IVOINE W INGRAHAM

Nassau,

June 6, 2014.