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Do women face more scrutiny than men when in positions of power? | Electoral Dysfunction
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1:29Now PlayingThis week Keir Starmer appointed Antonia Romeo to be the first ever female cabinet secretary but can women ever take leadership roles without misogynistic scrutiny?
Harriet Harman calls out the outpouring of criticism Romeo has received since her announcement and argues that we shouldn’t need to reiterate that women will be good at their jobs because we never would with men.
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