
Consider this the only gender-bias-in-the-media primer you’ll ever need, and a handy reminder to the Bill O’Reilly and Dick Morris types (not to mention Monsieur Rove) that gender bias cuts both ways—and sometimes, as Jon Stewart points out, the same people do the cutting without seeming to remember just a few short weeks later.
Other media outlets, such as Politico, are pointing out the potential for a double-standard when it comes to media scrutiny of candidates, regardless of their gender.
(h/t to Josh at LarryFlynt.com)
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