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The fact that she was in office normalized female success, and I think the girls who grew up when she was running the country were suddenly able to imagine leadership as a female quality. But at the same time, she wasn't a feminist. She didn't have interest in social equality. She didn't really know anything about female solidarity. She had a lack of interest in childcare provision and positive action, so she wasn't really a feminist icon, and yet she allowed young women to imagine that women could be suited to power. Her presence there was a real dichotomy: The fact that she only brought one woman cabinet member in the 11 years that she was in office... is remarkable, astounding. And at the same time felt she could control, stand up to, be on the same level, same footing, as all the conservative men that were surrounding her. It wasn't just incredibly male-dominated, it was entirely male-dominated. (it) |
