A Bold New Trend for Women in Politics: Pants!

By Eleanor Anderson

This fall, the United States saw a major political party nominate a woman for president for the second time. While serving as the first female Vice President, Kamala Harris campaigned hard for the democratic party after a late nomination into the race. As one of her political tactics, Harris wholeheartedly embraced one of the more recent fashion trends for women: pants.

In nearly all of her campaign appearances, Harris made the bold statement of wearing pants, likely to mask her femininity and fool voters into believing she was as qualified as a man. She is not the only woman in politics to adopt this mask: Hillary Clinton - former secretary of state and President Candidate in 2016 - also opted for the new look. Importantly, this phenomenon is crossing partisan lines. Even Republican House member Marjorie Taylor Greene is expanding into the new look. 

This facade is being encouraged by international influences. Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has also been sporting the two-legged wardrobe since before her election in 2019. This includes during her visit to Saint Kate’s on March 7. Junior Lillian Jones had the opportunity to meet with the Right Honorable Ardern, and shared her response at the leader’s choice of attire.

“Dude, what the f*** pants are completely normal.” The author is still confused about the legitimacy of this comment, though the quote is included in the essence of journalistic integrity*. 

What women in politics fail to understand is that the average American is too smart to fall for deceptive tactics. The public is well aware that women are ill suited to hold high offices of leadership, and even dressing like men is not enough to feign qualification. Women should only be able to adopt feminine and modest dresses and skirts while making public appearances to ensure that society is not fooled into overestimating their abilities.