Chris (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} mightybaldking) wrote in mightycodking, |
And the sexism rears its ugly head.
"One in three (33%) who viewed the debate found Jack Layton to be the most visually attractive (down 7 points), followed by Gilles Duceppe (22%, up 2 points), Stephane Dion (19%, up 13 points), Stephen Harper (15%, down 5 points), and finally Elizabeth May (5%, unchanged). "
Why is it that a woman has to be a stunner before we can say we find her appearance pleasing? This is the real hurdle that needs to be cleared before there can be real equality in politics. Seeing as a political career starts at 40, and doesn't really get going until 50, Women will always be at a disadvantage.
However, there is a slight advantage to women when they get even older. A 70 year old woman is a common sense grandmother who is wise in the ways of the world. A 70 year old man is a doddering old fool.,
"One in three (33%) who viewed the debate found Jack Layton to be the most visually attractive (down 7 points), followed by Gilles Duceppe (22%, up 2 points), Stephane Dion (19%, up 13 points), Stephen Harper (15%, down 5 points), and finally Elizabeth May (5%, unchanged). "
Why is it that a woman has to be a stunner before we can say we find her appearance pleasing? This is the real hurdle that needs to be cleared before there can be real equality in politics. Seeing as a political career starts at 40, and doesn't really get going until 50, Women will always be at a disadvantage.
However, there is a slight advantage to women when they get even older. A 70 year old woman is a common sense grandmother who is wise in the ways of the world. A 70 year old man is a doddering old fool.,
