{"id":2513541,"date":"2025-11-22T12:49:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-women-made-a-risky-bet-by-supporting-mamdani-this-may-not-end-well\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T12:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T17:54:09","slug":"op-ed-women-made-a-risky-bet-by-supporting-mamdani-this-may-not-end-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/op-ed-women-made-a-risky-bet-by-supporting-mamdani-this-may-not-end-well\/","title":{"rendered":"Op-Ed: Women Made a Risky Bet By Supporting Mamdani &#8211; This May Not End Well"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fop-ed-women-made-a-risky-bet-by-supporting-mamdani-this-may-not-end-well%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2513541&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses New York City women&#8217;s strong support for the newly elected Mayor Zohran Mamdani, largely due to his focus on affordability and promises to assist poor communities. Though, it warns that his stance on reducing police powers and decreasing crime punishments may negatively impact women&#8217;s safety, especially in public spaces like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-becomes-the-first-millennial-confirmed-to-a-cabinet-position\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Becomes The First Millennial Confirmed To A Cabinet Position\">mass transit<\/a>. A 2018 NYU study highlighted that women already face higher costs and behavioral changes due to safety concerns, which have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >worsened recently amid rising crime<\/a> and immigration. The piece also critiques Mamdani&#8217;s approach to immigration, suggesting it departs from traditional American assimilation values that historically supported women&#8217;s rights and equality. It argues that women&#8217;s progress depends on Western principles such as the rule of law and equality, and cautions that these may be undermined under the new administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>New York City women overwhelmingly voted for Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.<\/p>\n<p>Undoubtedly, his emphasis on affordability resonated with women struggling to afford childcare, groceries, and energy bills. Many likely found his optimism and promise to help poor communities appealing. Women want systems to help the vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>Yet these women overlook how they themselves are vulnerable, and their rights are vulnerable, when radical anti-Western politicians like Mamdani take power.<\/p>\n<p>Put aside last-minute campaigning, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mamdani-effect-another-democratic-socialist-running-mayor-major-blue-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> has consistently supported reducing police power and punishments for crime. While this potentially impacts all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-sheriffs-tell-newsom-they-wont-enforce-covid-curfew\/\" title=\"California Sheriffs Tell Newsom They Won&#039;t Enforce COVID Curfew\">law-abiding citizens<\/a>, women are uniquely affected when a community becomes more dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>A 2018 New York University <a href=\"https:\/\/wagner.nyu.edu\/files\/faculty\/publications\/Pink%20Tax%20Survey%20Results_finaldraft4.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">study<\/a> called &ldquo;The Pink Tax on Transportation&rdquo; found that safety concerns cost women an extra $25 to $50 a month because women avoided using public transportation at night. Women not only pay more to avoid danger, but also change their behavior: 13 percent of women in the NYU study also said they changed how they dressed because of safety concerns, compared to 3 percent of men. If anything, these numbers are surprisingly low given that three out of four female survey respondents reported experiencing some form of harassment or theft on New York&rsquo;s transit system.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Those findings are from 2018. Transit safety deteriorated further post-COVID and the ensuing massive immigration influx. Today, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberal-media-worried-mamdani-will-chase-away-swing-voters-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> officials celebrate improving crime statistics. Given that, in 2023, 16 percent of New York City residents reported in <a href=\"https:\/\/scri.siena.edu\/2023\/07\/12\/61-worry-about-being-crime-victim-half-worry-about-their-safety-in-public-places\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">a Sienna poll<\/a> having been physically assaulted that year, one certainly hopes New York is getting safer. Yet residents should remember how quickly crime can surge when leaders signal that criminal rights will once again be prioritized over policing and public safety.<\/p>\n<p>New York women must brace for an incoming mayor committed both to reducing policing and making mass transit systems free for users. Free may sound nice, but New Yorkers will soon learn they have a cost in terms of lost safety as vagrants and criminals are invited to take up residence on buses and subways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-extends-olive-branch-mamdani-work-something\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mamdani<\/a> speaks proudly of New York&rsquo;s history as a city of immigrants, but glosses over the principles that made this tradition possible. Previous waves of immigrants to New York embraced their identity as Americans and the principles that underpin our way of life. Their expectation was that hard work, not housing and food assistance, would be their first step toward the American dream. New immigrants were expected to adopt respect for the rule of law, freedom of religion, and tolerance.<\/p>\n<p>Mamdani and too many other Democratic leaders who champion expanding immigration today have a different tone. Not only do they encourage newcomers to continue seeing themselves as defined by their country of origin, but they reject the idea that becoming American requires anything beyond showing up within our borders.<\/p>\n<p>The erosion of America&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-hamas-rioters-in-d-c-confirm-j-d-vances-perspective-on-america\/\" title=\"Pro-Hamas Rioters in D.C. Confirm J.D. Vance&#039;s Perspective on America\">melting pot&#038;rdquo<\/a>; tradition should particularly concern women since many of today&rsquo;s immigrants to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tech-ceo-whose-office-neighbors-mamdanis-hq-spots-familiar-face-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> come from cultures that do not  our traditions of equality, rule of law, and tolerance. Modern progressive feminists forget that Western values allowed women to flourish.<\/p>\n<p>Women&rsquo;s full and equal participation in society is only possible in societies governed by the rule of law and when men are not allowed to use their great physical strength to overpower women. The third world remains the third world in part because they deny women access to education and work. Child marriage, female genital mutilation, rape, and sexual violence are accepted, common practices across the globe. We do not want to import these deeply misogynistic traditions. Proudly, we want to change them.<\/p>\n<p>Women&rsquo;s progress depends on the Western traditions of rule of law, equality, and opportunity. Change may be coming to New York, but women should make sure that a commitment to the American ideals of rule of law, tolerance, and equality endures.<\/p>\n<p><em>Carrie Lukas is the president of Independent Women. 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