Here is Lara Trump talking about how great the Trump administration has been for women. This is the root of the deeply-ingrained structural problem of sexism. All men benefit from the ways our culture enforces sexist norms. Of course, we also see women uphold sexist institutions.
I understand from experience that the reality for many women is that to get ahead, especially in a conservative political arena, you have to turn your back on women to run with the boys—the ones with the keys to the club. They think it's the only way to the top.
When women align themselves with men in power, sometimes they do that to benefit from a system that would otherwise keep them out. Then they get to hold power and say they earned what they have, without having to do anything to actually support opportunities for other women.
Women like Lara Trump don't get to use the feminist mantle to defend misogynists like the President who give her power and a platform, while abandoning feminist ideas and policies that would actually help women and families that suffer from inequality and discrimination. #DNC2020
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