At the weekend – at a rally for Hillary Clinton – the former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said that “there’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women”. It was interpreted by many as a clumsy attempt to reduce Senator Bernie Sanders’ big opinion poll lead in New Hampshire.
In yesterday’s YouGov First Verdict survey we found 9% of respondents agreed that “women have a special responsibility to vote for a woman to become president”. 90% disagreed.
The survey found mixed views on whether the election of a female president would advance equality. 37% thought it would be good for equality. 20% said it would make no real difference because sexism was too ingrained. Another 26% did not believe that there is much or any sexism in society.
The full question was “Do you think the election of a woman as president would cause ripple effects throughout American society and more women would advance in boardrooms, Hollywood and in universities?”
Josiah Quincy Jr., who was the mayor of Boston in the middle of the nineteenth century, wrote in his Last Will and Testament that his son should read ‘John Locke’s works, – Lord Bacon’s works, – Gordon’s Tacitus, – and Cato’s Letters. May the spirit of liberty rest upon him!’ Indeed, there is nothing closer […]
Spare a thought for Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, heading the US negotiating team, as they met with Qatari Emir Al Thani this week to discuss the ‘progress of the negotiations’ between the US and the Iranian regime in the Qatari capital, Doha. While the venue for the talks has shifted from Pakistan to Switzerland […]
The World Cup starts today and for the first time in over 30 years it is being held in North America. Not only is this exciting news for football fans, it should also be of interest to free trade enthusiasts, as the last time it was held there the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) […]
