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soldierant

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63. Qualifications being equal,

Wed Apr 27, 2022, 05:33 PM

Apr 2022

if you look at a strong, competent woman and a strong cmpetent man, the odds are very, very high that the strong competent woman will have worked much harder and faced untold belittling and discrimination just to get those credentials. That is not a guarantee of empathy , but it is somewhat more likely to lead to empathy than is a male career path.

No, it's definitely not a guarantee. And no, it shouldn't be assumed. But we have seen it happen often enough that we tend to assume it.

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Coincidence? I think not. [View all] Celerity Apr 2022 OP

Absolutely Delphinus Apr 2022 #1

And don't forget about Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand or past prez Golda Meir of Israel.nt mitch96 Apr 2022 #45

K&R! secondwind Apr 2022 #2

More than Norway and Latvia--elect women in every country. panader0 Apr 2022 #3

oh, mentioned those two as it would complete the set (all 8 Nordic/Baltic nations) Celerity Apr 2022 #6

Right on 3auld6phart Apr 2022 #80

. Achilleaze Apr 2022 #4

Bravo! Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #5

Brava! niyad Apr 2022 #9

Is Brava for females and Bravo for males? I'm so out of touch... Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #66

Yes. niyad Apr 2022 #69

BRAVA! Raster Apr 2022 #20

love your line Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #65

Thanks! Also have it on a T-shirt and wear it everywhere! Raster Apr 2022 #84

It's perfect! Evolve Dammit Apr 2022 #87

And it goes over *quite well* in Mesa, Arizona!!! Raster Apr 2022 #88

When women rule the world... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #7

... then we do need way better women for the job! TomWilm Apr 2022 #26

Yeah, unfortunately we women are just as... momta Apr 2022 #35

Yeah canetoad Apr 2022 #61

I Do Not RobinA Apr 2022 #34

You seriously doubt it eh? North Shore Chicago Apr 2022 #83

This underscores the sad reality Tucker's "The End of Men" is really all about the fear of women. sop Apr 2022 #8

It'll be 30 years ago next year when this was first published but... BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #40

I remember that movie, starring Michael Douglas. sop Apr 2022 #47

... BumRushDaShow Apr 2022 #48

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #10

K and r. nt BlackSkimmer Apr 2022 #11

And damn, Hillary should have been right there with them. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Apr 2022 #12

Maybe it'll eventually be Kamala. llmart Apr 2022 #15

I would LOVE that. momta Apr 2022 #36

That would be lovely, yes. soldierant Apr 2022 #64

K&R. nt c-rational Apr 2022 #13

K&R llmart Apr 2022 #14

I Don't Understand RobinA Apr 2022 #37

It's why I used the adjectives to describe the women we need in top level government. llmart Apr 2022 #41

I guess the question is CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #43

Qualifications being equal, soldierant Apr 2022 #63

I don't know about all of that. CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #67

If you do not know about all of that, then you have not been paying attention. niyad Apr 2022 #68

Are you looking for an argument or something? CrackityJones75 Apr 2022 #74

I'm with niyad. Sparkly Apr 2022 #75

Marine LePen comes to mind. How disastrous that would have been. Bev54 Apr 2022 #46

and Margaret Thatcher too DBoon Apr 2022 #56

And look who's next in line in NK..... oldsoftie Apr 2022 #49

Estonia too! OMGWTF Apr 2022 #16

I listed Kaja Kallas Celerity Apr 2022 #17

My husband has said DownriverDem Apr 2022 #18

Hillary Clinton was probably the most qualified POTUS candidate in our lifetimes. Raster Apr 2022 #21

Could not agree more Raster............ DENVERPOPS Apr 2022 #31

Let's make Nikki Fried the next governor of Florida! CaptainTruth Apr 2022 #19

If only they ran clean elections peppertree Apr 2022 #23

Explain please. róisín_dubh Apr 2022 #90

Hmmm...what are your thoughts on her suing Biden Administration AllyCat Apr 2022 #44

Absolutely wonderful! Did not realize. Thanks for posting. Fla Dem Apr 2022 #22

So glad I clicked on this thread! CrispyQ Apr 2022 #24

Would love to see Stacy Abrams take Georgia governorship Bayard Apr 2022 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Apr 2022 #27

And the US next IronLionZion Apr 2022 #28

And aren't those, like, 5 of the 10 happiest countries in the world? (can't remember the source) TheRickles Apr 2022 #29

List Celerity Apr 2022 #52

The USA barbtries Apr 2022 #30

truly! LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #33

Exactly. niyad Apr 2022 #70

I thought Norway did have a female PM? Or you mean she's not a social Dem? LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #32

The leader of the opposition party in Norway is a woman. The PM is a man. oldsoftie Apr 2022 #50

until 6 months ago they had a female PM, Erna Solberg, a Conservative Celerity Apr 2022 #53

thanks.... I assume "conservative" is relative there? LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #62

Oh, yes, most members of the Norse Conservative Party would be to the left of Manchin Celerity Apr 2022 #71

Interesting to read about this. JudyM Apr 2022 #86

thanks! LymphocyteLover Apr 2022 #93

These women Traildogbob Apr 2022 #38

All listed are LW/social democrats except for Kaja Kallas (she is head of a centre right/centre left Celerity Apr 2022 #54

Thanks for the info Traildogbob Apr 2022 #55

Awesome. We need more of that around the globe if we're going to save this place. KPN Apr 2022 #39

K&R! gademocrat7 Apr 2022 #42

after listening to bill's eulogy for madeleine albright, mopinko Apr 2022 #51

There definitely is that. calimary Apr 2022 #58

I'd note their ages as well Sympthsical Apr 2022 #57

get the feeling a lot of them started w the problem and mopinko Apr 2022 #60

Thank you. I was going to mention that. niyad Apr 2022 #72

Ageism. Sparkly Apr 2022 #76

No, representation Sympthsical Apr 2022 #77

That's not what you said, though. Sparkly Apr 2022 #79

Also Merkel is no longer in office but she would be another good JI7 Apr 2022 #85

Joe Biden was elected at 77...so let us elect Hilary at 77 in 2024..Why Not? Stuart G Apr 2022 #59

I'd go for that Polybius Apr 2022 #81

During the early part of the pandemic, Forbes (that notorious bastion of niyad Apr 2022 #73

Also the progressive President of Slovakia Zuzana Čaputova Bavorskoami Apr 2022 #78

Sanna Marin is gorgeous! Polybius Apr 2022 #82

They all are! tavernier Apr 2022 #89

Latvia has had both a female prez and pm. tavernier Apr 2022 #91

Off topic newdayneeded Apr 2022 #92