They hold the greatest powers in society. They make laws, talk to the press, address the public and perform the 'good citizen'. They're sometimes corrupt, sometimes stupid, sometimes greedy, always performative. 

In mid-2020, we're still cataloging the daily, harmfully innocuous remarks male politicians make against women; be it their peers or women across society. Why are so many of them so conservative, so heterosexual, so, basic?

Plus, we share our own creepy experiences with sexism. Jessie talks about the insidious virtual signalling of heterosexual fatherhood. Helen talks about Taipei's mayor Ko Wen-Je and his quotidian sexism. 

Show Notes: 

You Should Expect Rape Threats (Julia Gillard, ABC, 2016)

Sarah Hanson-Young accuses David Leyonhjelm of sexism at defamation trial (Sarah-Hanson Young, The Guardian, 2019)

She Doesn’t have that Presidential Look ( Hillary Clinton 2018)

Malaysia issues apology after telling women to “stop nagging” (Malaysia’s Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, 2020)

Japanese mayor says men should grocery shop during pandemic as women 'take a longer time' (Ichiro Matsui, CNN, 2020)

Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir was the first openly gay leader back in 2009 - Iceland (US.News, 2017)

Ke Wen-Zhe continuous with his sexist remarks; "Because I was used to scold the nurses on daily basis.(New Talk, 2020) 

Ke Wen-Zhe sexist remarks chaos: The naked truth of gender discrimination (New Talk, 2019) 

The negativity of Ke Wen-Zhe's 'mis-spoke' comments; alienation perspectives on the oppressions women encounter (2019) 

Man who returns with a 25kg bag of salt (SETN, 2020) 

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