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August 2, 2023

In politics, a woman’s age is no longer seen as a liability

Source: Toronto Star


This month, two male politicians put their feet in their mouths (respectively) while discussing their female colleagues.

The first to bite was Liberal party spring chicken, Nate Erskine-Smith. The 39-year-old provincial leadership hopeful told the Star in July that he feels he has an “opportunity to build renewal” in a way that Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie, his competitor for the Liberal leadership job, does not.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Star on 29 July 2023.

Author
Emma Teitel

This month, two male politicians put their feet in their mouths (respectively) while discussing their female colleagues.

The first to bite was Liberal party spring chicken, Nate Erskine-Smith. The 39-year-old provincial leadership hopeful told the Star in July that he feels he has an “opportunity to build renewal” in a way that Mississauga mayor Bonnie Crombie, his competitor for the Liberal leadership job, does not.

Click here to read the full article published by Toronto Star on 29 July 2023.

Author
Emma Teitel

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