Gordon Campbell on why the dice are loaded against women in public life
If they enter public life, women can expect a type of intense (and contradictory) scrutiny that is rarely applied to their male counterparts. If they […]
women in politics
Gordon Campbell on some of the barriers facing female politicians
On the current evidence voters are less likely to regard a female politician as ‘likeable’ than a male one, and this perception tends be a barrier that only female candidates have to face.
Gordon Campbell on the stereotypes about Jacinda Ardern
On Monday, Act MP David Seymour’s depiction of PM Jacinda Ardern as a clueless lightweight was yet another example of the double bind faced by […]
Gordon Campbell on Ardern’s ascension & Trump’s triumph
It’s about time we cut the crap about Jacinda Ardern being only a show pony.