Sen. Claire McCaskill gives advice to women in politics

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill shared her hard-earned advice and opinions about women in politics and leadership positions during a lecture on March 28, at Iowa State University.

McCaskill said she was aware of the polarized opinions regarding women in politics from a young age beginning with an eighth grade teacher she admired who tallied the aspiring politician’s faults.

“You talk too much. You are too bossy. You come on too strong. Young men will never be interested in you—and besides, it’s not ladylike,’” McCaskill recounted her teacher’s words. “It gave me an impression that when I spoke out and had an opinion that I was doing something wrong. In fact, she was the one that was wrong.”...