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In some instances the role becomes much harder instead of easier - for example Margaret Thatcher (love her or loathe her!) demonstrated a woman can hold powerfu
by comprev 3y ago
In some instances the role becomes much harder instead of easier - for example Margaret Thatcher (love her or loathe her!) demonstrated a woman can hold powerful positions in a traditionally male-dominated environment.
Liz Truss then took the title of second female PM in UK history and promptly tanked the economy in spectacular fashion! She was beaten by an iceberg lettuce [0]
The next female MP who is aiming for the PM role has an enormous uphill battle against them and it could be decades before "the old boys club" vote for a woman.
I can't even begin to fathom how difficult it was for "Steve" to battle against the odds.
[0] https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/iceberg-lettuce-in-blonde-wig-outlasts-liz-truss https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/oct/20/iceberg-let...
- inejge 3y agoLiz Truss then took the title of second female PM in UK history Theresa May never happened?
- me_me_me 3y agolets face it both are forgettable
- dukeyukey 3y agoYou _want_ a forgetttable politician. I don't really agree with Theresa May's general politics, but she's a competent politician who knows what the job entails. Liz Truss was _definitely_ not forgettable.
- me_me_me 3y agothey are both a memes, not noteworthy for anything but making UK slightly worse than when they started (like all tories). 'I voted against brexit so here I come to implementing it' Theresa, and 'I did not last longer than lettuce' Liz. Maggie fucked UKs middle and lower class so spectacularly that she is actually remembered.
- comprev 3y agoDammit how did I miss her!? She got handed the poisoned chalice by Cameron...
- shermantanktop 3y agoThatcher is a fascinating pile of contradictions. I’m in the loathe camp but spent my formative years listening to Crass records so…