“Presidential campaigns favor men, and the men who campaign in them are rewarded for those traits perceived as being ‘manly’—physical size, charisma, forceful personality, assertiveness, boldness and volume.” When a woman fails, in essence, to be a man, she also fails as a candidate—if she tries to emulate masculine behaviors, she’s too severe; if she leans in to feminine ones, she’s simply unsuited for office.
