From white suits evoking the suffrage movement to her “I’m with her” slogan, Hillary Clinton framed her 2016 presidential campaign as an opportunity for women to break the “highest, hardest glass ceiling.” … In the end, however, the 2016 presidential election looked more like a setback to the promise of gender equality than a triumph. …
What about those young women and girls who many expected to be inspired by Clinton? Was their faith in democracy dimmed? Did the controversial and sexist election contest dampen their interest in political engagement instead of encouraging it? CONT.
David E. Campbell & Christina Wolbrecht (U. of Notre Dame), Political Behavior