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Never Tell Me Women Leaders Are More Emotional Than Men! (Original Post) sheshe2 17 hrs ago OP
You nailed it, She! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #1
Thank you, Sheltie! sheshe2 17 hrs ago #2
That big crybaby takes the prize, doesn't he?! Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #3
Hell, yes. sheshe2 17 hrs ago #4
Remember John Boehner, Speaker of the House from 2011-2015? MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #5
Brava! sheshe2 15 hrs ago #7
Thank you, sheshe2! MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #8
Women leaders, political AND corporate, are generally MORE MEASURED in their emotional responses than artemisia1 15 hrs ago #6
You speak the truth, artemisia1! MIButterfly 15 hrs ago #9
Thanks. I write this as a man, and one entering their senior years who has witnessed the transitions over the last artemisia1 15 hrs ago #12
Excellent Point.. Traitor takes the Cha 15 hrs ago #10
You are very welcome, Cha. sheshe2 15 hrs ago #11

MIButterfly

(1,844 posts)
5. Remember John Boehner, Speaker of the House from 2011-2015?
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:01 AM
15 hrs ago

That man cried at the drop of a hat. He cried because it was Tuesday; he cried because little children were going to school, etc. I exaggerate, but it was almost that bad.

Hilary Clinton testified before Congress for 11 hours and never lost her cool. Trump has been a whiny little bitch his whole life. Remember when he canceled a debate because three hours was just too long to stand there?

artemisia1

(1,307 posts)
6. Women leaders, political AND corporate, are generally MORE MEASURED in their emotional responses than
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:06 AM
15 hrs ago

men. Part of this, imho, is disposition and part is they, historically, have been judged far more harshly. A man who yells is "strong" and a man who gets emotional is "showing his vulnerable side"; a woman who does either is called a ***** and "histrionic". DOUBLE STANDARD, much?

artemisia1

(1,307 posts)
12. Thanks. I write this as a man, and one entering their senior years who has witnessed the transitions over the last
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:46 AM
15 hrs ago

5-6 decades.

Cha

(316,346 posts)
10. Excellent Point.. Traitor takes the
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:24 AM
15 hrs ago

prize for the Worst National Display of a Psychotic Breakdown in the History of Psychotic Breakdowns.

Hillary So Cool! 💙

Mahalo, she~

sheshe2

(95,485 posts)
11. You are very welcome, Cha.
Fri Dec 19, 2025, 12:44 AM
15 hrs ago

As Harry Belafonte once sang...

Man Smart (Woman Smarter)



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