“Morning Joe” panelists argued Thursday that voters who expressed uncertainty about Vice President Kamala Harris’ policies and leadership are “gender biased.”
Harris has been criticized for not disclosing policy details and for generally avoiding the media, including not holding a press conference since President Joe Biden announced he would end his re-election bid on July 21. is bathed in “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski and guest Huma Abedin and Forbes Women editor Maggie McGrath said people who expressed doubts about Harris should “use their imaginations.” He said there was a need to overcome “stereotypes.” (Related article: ‘Enough to get an interview’: MSNBC host Faulkner Shade mocks concerns about Harris’ lack of policy clarity)
“This shows the real impact of underrepresentation of women in leadership. In fact, researchers found “When you evaluate women for something, you have to use your imagination, and women aren’t very good at using their imaginations,” McGrath told Brzezinski.
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“Ambition still seems like a bad word when it comes to women. Many of these amorphous sentiments, the idea that women are emotional, unlikable, difficult to deal with, other terms that came up in that report. Some of these things are like, the more accomplished you are, the more doubtful you become,” Abedin said at length. A close aide to Hillary Clinton said. “There was a term called Tall Poppy Syndrome, and I thought it was very interesting.The more you stand out, the more you are criticized as a woman. There is no greater or nobler ambition than that. So I think part of it is gender bias.”
She has distanced herself from the left-leaning positions she held during her campaign for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, primarily through statements to reporters by campaign aides. Mr. Harris suggestion Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission to impose “severe penalties” for “price gouging” by grocery stores revealed at its Aug. 16 meeting. speech About economic policy.
The vice president was also vague on many policy details during the campaign. His campaign posted an “issues” section on its website, which appears to be a cut and paste from the Biden re-election site.
“My biggest lesson is that the responsibility to fix a biased environment lies with the rest of us, not those most affected, and we do it in two very big ways. First, quantify, define, and measure what exactly your leadership potential is. In a business setting, set measurable goals for your direct reports and track their progress. So you can literally look at the record and make a decision based on that,” McGrath told Brzezinski. (Related: Harris Faulkner bickers with Democratic guest over whether Kamala should debate or press conference)
“Another big thing we have to do is look at our own stereotypes that may be clouding our judgment. Lindsey Kohler wrote about this A great Forbes Women contributor says we all need to take the implicit association test to measure our own biases,” McGrath continued. “You can do it online if you go to Project Implicit. I tried it last night. They do a lot of different exercises and although it’s uncomfortable, once you know how biased you are. We can work to fix that and hopefully build a more just and just future.”
RealClearPolling shows Harris leading former President Donald Trump by 2.2 percentage points. average Vice President Leads in Opinion Polls from September 11th to October 1st drop If Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein, independent candidate Cornel West, and Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver are included in the survey, it would be 2%.
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