At eight weeks pregnant, most of my workday was spent suppressing the urge to vomit on whomever I was interviewing.
That memory was why I was momentarily floored by the recent revelation that Serena Williams won the Australian Open final while at the same stage in her pregnancy, triumphing 6-4, 6-4 in the final.
My amazement abated when I also remembered she91裸聊视频檚 a supreme athlete and sports role model for the ages91裸聊视频攁n absolute pro.
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Thing is, being a woman isn91裸聊视频檛 an impediment. Sure, we have socially constructed road-blocks, but we, in our respective areas of expertise, are good enough, smart enough and it really doesn91裸聊视频檛 matter at all whether you like us as we succeed. (Ten points if you can identify that bungled 91裸聊视频�90s-ism.)
That91裸聊视频檚 what I like about our premier, actually.
She is an ace politician. She can deliver and take sharp political blows in equal measure and still come out unruffled, mastering the balance between light and serious better than the majority of her contemporaries.
She91裸聊视频檚 confident, knows her material and doesn91裸聊视频檛 back down. Like Williams with tennis. Like me, with 91裸聊视频�90s TV quotes.
BC Liberals know this, I91裸聊视频檇 assume. That91裸聊视频檚 why she91裸聊视频檚 their party leader.
Yet lately they seem to want to make her sound like she91裸聊视频檚 a victim and I can91裸聊视频檛 help but think that it91裸聊视频檚 a terrible bit of strategy that not only undermines the premier but women in general.
This all came up in a debate a week ago when BC NDP leader John Horgan repeatedly interrupted Clark. He was snarky91裸聊视频攍ike everyone else91裸聊视频攁nd at one point he said she should 91裸聊视频漷ake a few minutes and read something.91裸聊视频�
Clark handled it well, but party supporters were ridiculously excited about it.
Mike McDonald, who was previously Clark91裸聊视频檚 chief of staff got onto the Twitter and wrote 91裸聊视频�91裸聊视频ut today91裸聊视频檚 radio debate takes the cake. (Horgan) is clearly threatened by a strong female leader.91裸聊视频�
Pamela Martin, another party insider, took to Huffington Post to talk about Horgan91裸聊视频檚 comments and equated them to casual sexism, noting it has no place in our political system.
Then all these women on the a political gossip page I follow took her words to heart and started posting about how they couldn91裸聊视频檛 vote for the NDP, now that they know Horgan is a sexist.
This threw me for a loop and made me actually wonder: Is John Horgan really a universal-daycare shilling sexist or was he simply utilizing the rules of engagement?
It91裸聊视频檚 the latter, in case you don91裸聊视频檛 know where I91裸聊视频檓 going with this.
Politicians are unpleasant during debates. They91裸聊视频檙e not making a case to be invited for dinner.
That91裸聊视频檚 where they91裸聊视频檙e supposed to be elbowing their way in and making a point, and we as observers take the theatrical with a grain of salt while we listen to where they stand on issues that affect our lives. As for how they conducted themselves, Horgan doesn91裸聊视频檛 have to like Clark. Clark doesn91裸聊视频檛 have to like Horgan. They91裸聊视频檙e opponents of equal skill fighting for different things.
Calling what happened during the debate sexism doesn91裸聊视频檛 forward the case for women91裸聊视频檚 equality. What it did was capitalize on these unfortunate themes for the sake of political gain and that makes me a little nauseated.
