While democratic nations like the United Kingdom, Australia, and Germany have elected women to the preeminent position in their governments, there has never been a woman president in the United States. The upcoming presidential election provides an excellent opportunity to have students consider why the United States has yet to elect a woman president, to examine the discourses surrounding women in politics, and to address gender equity issues. Based on our previous experiences addressing these issues in social studies classes, we have found that inquiry methods are particularly well suited for engaging students in these kinds of learning experiences. This lesson was designed to support students' inquiry into some of the systemic and pressing issues associated with gender equity in American political, social and economic systems and to provide students with "different discourses" about women and about the relationship between gender and politics more broadly. The discussions encouraged students to consider a series of potential reasons why women have been excluded from the U.S. presidency, without further marginalizing women.