Pericles claimed that the Athenian government, unlike other Greek city-states,

the conservative movement opposed the women´s suffrage like josephine jewell dodge comanding the national association opposed to woman suffrage.

male citizens in athens could vote on all the decisions that affected the city and serve on juries. however, democracy was not open to everyone. citizen women and children were not allowed to vote. slaves and foreigners living in athens (known as metics) were banned from participating in government.