A woman as FUSA President? It could happen. And what better time for it?
In a year with discussions on the glass ceiling issue taking place within the university community and a time of an ever-evolving society as far as gender is concerned, a victory by Karen Donoghue in Tuesday’s election would be a strong statement by the Fairfield community.
At the same time, gender shouldn’t be an issue. For whatever reason, Fairfield has never had a female president of FUSA. Maybe females haven’t been interested in the position, or just weren’t the most qualified, or were forced to withdraw early on in the electoral process like Amanda Betz last year.
Whatever the reason, students shouldn’t vote for Donoghue on the basis to promote the university’s first female FUSA President. Donoghue, if elected, should win on her own merit.
That may not be the case, however. Most students are ill-informed on each candidate’s platforms, and many say they plan to vote for Donoghue for the main reason that she is a female.
Sure, it would be great to say we go to a university that doesn’t have gender issues, where men and women are equally distributed amongst the university’s lofty positions. It would be great to say our student-body president is a female.
But students who vote for Donoghue for the sole purpose of getting a female FUSA President will only be serving themselves an injustice.
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