Sexism & Sarah Palin – WomenCount || Blog.

“It started Friday afternoon with John Roberts on CNN, and then in a slow build over the weekend it became clear what the leading sexist charge would be against Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin: Is it appropriate for her to accept the vice presidential nomination given the magnitude of her current family responsibilities? …

The obvious retort is whether anyone would ask the same question of the father of a four-month-old with Down Syndrome and a pregnant teenager. We think not.

Stamping out sexism is about shifting the culture. It will be good for America to watch Sarah Palin on the campaign trail – bouncing from parenting to politics. That’s how most women function – multi-tasking, leaning on friends and family, and waking up each morning and doing it all again.”

AdvancingWomen.com thinks the media should stand down from their sexist harassment and disparagement of VP Nominee Sarah Palin. We are in complete agreement with WomenCount that “It is important to distinguish between the broader issue of sexism and the ideology of an individual.” It is irrelevant whether Palin is conservative or progressive on social issues and values. This is America.  Palin has every right to put forth her candidacy and make her case. Whether we choose to vote for her or not is each person’s choice.  But it should be every woman’s choice to defend Palin’s right to take the public stage and not have to endure a barrage of sexist criticism and gender biased innuendo.  Until the day comes when a women can enter the political arena and participate on a level playing field, every woman should say “What they did to Hillary Clinton, what they are doing to Sarah Palin, they do to me as well.”  So, to those in the media who, like Rip Van Winkle, may have slept through the women’s movement, wake up!  Time to move on and be fair to all of us.