{"id":1158,"date":"2017-01-16T08:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-16T12:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/annelitwin.com\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2017-01-16T08:00:59","modified_gmt":"2017-01-16T12:00:59","slug":"misogyny-and-double-standards-for-women-in-politics-and-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.annelitwin.com\/blog\/blog-posts\/misogyny-and-double-standards-for-women-in-politics-and-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Misogyny and Double Standards for Women in Politics and at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tMisogyny is a difficult and important concept to understand if we are to grasp many of the challenges that women face in politics and in the workplace. One source of confusion is that misogyny is actually an umbrella term that encompasses multiple concepts such as sexism, patriarchy, gender-based oppression, and internalized oppression. Both women and men participate in perpetuating the misogynistic attitudes, behaviors, and practices motivated by hatred or distrust of women. Such concepts are largely unconscious in individuals and often institutionalized in the policies and practices of organizations and societal institutions. I wrote about some post-election examples of misogynistic behaviors<\/a> in a recent article.\nAnother way to understand misogyny is to consider examples of double standards that women regularly experience. In order to succeed, women are often evaluated against different and harsher standards than are men, as the following examples show.\n\n\n