UN Women condemns sexism against Brazil's president

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2016-03-25 05:12

Article here. Excerpt:

'The United Nations office on women's rights in Brazil said Thursday that President Dilma Rousseff has been the victim of "sexist political violence" by opponents seeking to oust her.

Rousseff, Brazil's first woman president, is battling impeachment proceedings and mass protests calling for her departure.

The leftist leader's popularity has tumbled in the face of a recession and an explosive corruption scandal, but UN Women said underlying sexism is fueling the increasingly vitriolic movement against her.

"As a defender of women's and girls' rights around the world, UN Women condemns all forms of violence against women, including the political violence of a sexist nature directed against President Dilma Rousseff," Nadine Gasman, head of UN Women in Brazil, said in a statement.
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Some three million Brazilians took to the streets on March 13 calling for her departure.

The impeachment case against her revolves around accusations she manipulated the government's accounts to boost public spending during her 2014 re-election campaign and hide the magnitude of the recession last year.'

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... that if by some unspeakable miracle The Hildebeast becomes POTUS, there'll be no end to such drivel from the WH and the UN starting day one.

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2016-03-25 18:29

I could not help but notice that when women's groups claim sexism against female leaders is occurring, they never seem to provide a single example as evidence of what they are talking about.
It's extremely hard to take someone seriously when such is the case.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Fri, 2016-03-25 19:37