What the response to Christy Clark’s sex-assault story says about life for women in politics

The cynical reaction risks reinforcing sexism.
While some applauded British Columbia Premier Christy Clark’s courage, many others criticized the premier as playing the sympathy card.
Last week, British Columbia Premier Christy Clark waded into the broader discussion of sexual assault by breaking her own silence about her experience of sexualized violence. She recounted her childhood, which, she noted, included not one but several advances from strangers who flashed her, groped ...

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