Op-Ed: Anti-Woman Bias Infects Both Parties

Columnist Jessica Grose doesn't like the Trump administration's record with women, noting the replacement of three female Cabinet members with men, the president's attacks on female reporters, and Pete Hegseth's treatment of women in the military. But in a New York Times op-ed, she doesn't think Democrats are doing much better. On that front, she points out the cheerleading on the left for Senate candidate Graham Platner, including the view from progressive Matt Stoller that Platner "represents a rejection of Dem HR lady politics."

• "It is profoundly depressing to see people on both sides imply that only 'masculine' behavior, defined in the narrowest, most chest-thumping way, is worthy of power and respect, and the only way to win elections," writes Grose. "It makes the expectations for female candidates even more onerous and complicated."

She also points out that the 2028 presidential race appears destined to result in an all-male field. "It may be gross, but it's also a logical conclusion, if you're paying attention," she writes. "If we've defined authentic power as male, then there's no way for a woman to claim it." Read the full piece.