With the prospect of America's first female president, the issue of gender was inevitable in this year's campaign for the White House. In Monday's debate, Hillary Clinton brought it out in the open, mentioning Donald Trump's humiliation of Miss Universe and a record of sexist behavior. But, for many women, it already had emerged — with Trump's multiple interruptions, his eye rolling and references to Clinton's "stamina." Pundits, tweeters and prognosticators have been arguing ever since about how it will play in the rest of the campaign — and in November's historic election.
Gender politics and women voters
More
- Douglas on gender playing a bigger role in the presidential debate than you think
- Bennett on Trump's debate behavior, reminiscent of what women deal with every day
- Bennett's 'Feminist Fight Club: A Survival Manual for a Sexist Workplace'
- LA Times on employees saying Trump wanted to fire women who weren't pretty enough
Credits
Guests:
- Bill Douglas - McClatchy Newspapers - @williamgdouglas
- Nancy L. Cohen - historian and author - @nancylcohen
- Ann Stone - Trump campaign / Republicans for Choice - @aews
- Jessica Bennett - New York Times - @jess7bennett