What does the planet hatred the premiere for?

Sanna Marin and Jacinda Ardern at a conference in fresh Zealand
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We are the 21st century, and the planet of politics is inactive dominated by men. Women in advanced places are shocked. Premieres face sexism and misogyny all day, from commenting on their clothes to threats of rape and death.

On January 19, 2023, the planet revolved around the shocking decision of fresh Zealand's Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. The politician decided to step down due to the fact that “there is no fuel left in the tank”. In 2017, erstwhile she was in power, she was the youngest individual in the world. The first challenge she met in the best possible way was the Christchurch mosque bombing. She immediately took decisive steps and declared a ban on the sale of semi-automatic and assault weapons. She besides showed exceptional support for the Muslim community in Christchurch. The planet conquered photos of the premiere in the hijab hugging families of the victims of the assassination. Ardern was besides the first Prime Minister to have a kid during her term. You'd think he could do anything. What made her announce her resignation after almost six years?

Daily sexism

Despite the increasing support for the Labour organization that Ardern represented, the politician had her enemies. erstwhile we look up her name on Twitter, the first is simply a mocking profile. any of the entries are specified malice, but others are filled with sexism and misogyny. According to “Gazeta Wyborcza”, in 2022 the fresh Zealand police reported that the number of criminal threats to the Prime Minister had tripled over the last 3 years. Besides, Ardern has frequently faced questions about how the government of the state is linked to the upbringing of the child. It was besides negatively commented that her daughter was taken care of by her father. The last "hit" was a question asked by a reporter at a press conference in Auckland at the end of December last year about whether fresh Zealand's prime minister meets Finland's Prime Minister due to the fact that they are of a akin age. Ardern replied:

– I wonder if anyone always asked Barak Obama and John Key if they were dating due to the fact that they were of a akin age.

– We meet due to the fact that we are both prime ministers," added Sanna Marin.

Finland’s prime minister besides faced sexism many times. If it wasn't for all-present misogyny, no 1 would have noticed that Sanna Marin was dancing and drinking alcohol. Finally, no 1 fought during the party, vomited, or went out the back door in the mediate of a raging pandemic, as was the case with Boris Johnson. Misogynia, however, exists and is well, so Sanna Marin was asked to undergo drug tests and even resign.

– The reason for specified a strong negative reaction is the deficiency of acceptance of changes related to women's increasing aspirations. For years we have seen a gradual change in the perception of the social roles of women in many countries, although it is surely inactive far from being full equal in practice. Poland seems to be a good example of this. On the 1 hand, we had 2 women in the Prime Minister's seat recently, and many institutions are headed by women (Sejm, Constitutional Court, ultimate Court). On the another hand, the investigation and conduct of the 2020 elections showed that Poles were not ready to elect a female as president, and in protest, which resulted from the judgement of the Constitutional Tribunal, there were many opinions powerfully critical of this kind of women's activity," says the political scientist Prof. UAM Dr. Szymon Ossowski.

Patience Ends

It might seem that utmost sexism is already in the past, at least in the West.

– In developed Western liberal democracies, women's participation in politics is the norm, so negative reactions are comparatively uncommon and treated as extremes. This is different in countries and cultures where women's function is mainly brought into private life and their social and political activity is culturally or legally limited. This is peculiarly evident in the authoritarian countries of the East," says Prof. Ossowski.

But even here, politicians constantly gotta face sexism. Sometimes apparent erstwhile Janusz Korwin-Mikke in Europarlament explains that women are weaker, so they should gain less. Sometimes more discreet erstwhile the feminist writer “Election” writes about the pleasance of colorful clothes, careful hairstyles and smiles of politicians contrasting with “the punctuation of political males”.

At any point, patience ends and the prime ministers respond. This is how Julia Gillard, erstwhile Australian Prime Minister (2010-13), passed her speech to history. "Misogyny speed" directed Tony Abbott's opposition leader, but it was an expression of the discrimination she suffered from his full organization as well as the system. For 3 years, her clothes, cleavage, hairstyle, and voice were constantly commented on. Her lifestyle and even fertility were assessed. Posters with the inscription "Ditch the witch", dog toys with its likeness, and even a menu offering a dish called "Julia Gillard Kentucky Fried Quail" – tiny breasts, immense thighs and a large red box were created.

Twitter features profiles created only to spread hatred speech
Source: Twitter

Where does misogyny go?

Although, as prof. Ossowski recalls, acceptance of women's choices for advanced positions is increasing, the sexism experienced by the Prime Minister is inactive a serious problem that does not end in words. The speech of hatred penetrates public consciousness and leads to actions. If it wasn't for misogyny, Benazir Bhutto, the erstwhile prime minister of Pakistan, she could inactive be alive. However, she was murdered in 2007 due to the fact that individual could not accept that the country was ruled by a woman.

Karolina SZMYGIN