Women Deserve a Fair Fight on the Campaign Trail and at Work

For the first time in American history a woman is the candidate of a major party, but it's clear that in politics women aren't playing on a level field. Gender's significant role on the campaign trail isn't an exception to the rule, it's a reflection of what many women face in the workplace.

During President Obama's speech at the DNC this year, he said, "I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman, not me, not Bill [Clinton], nobody more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America." Hillary Clinton's experience - senator of New York, Secretary Of State - is absolutely qualifying. On the other hand, Clinton has plenty of policies and other scandals of various degree which are open to valid questioning, so why are her looks and wardrobe scrutinized in ways men's aren't?

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