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"Sexist much?" replied a follower in one of many angry responses. "Calling someone girls should never be used as an insult. Someone in your position should know better."In a year-end interview with the Vancouver Sun, Clark spoke about the sexism she encountered as a female in a male-dominated arena."I think that the NDP, some of the members of the NDP, do have a tendency to see women differently from men," she said. "It's something women experience all over the place. Any woman watching this will be going, 'Uh huh, I've felt that.'"She's right. While Canada's three female provincial premiers govern a large proportion of the population, regularly dealing with sexism is still a part of their job descriptions. Their time would be better served fighting negative stereotypes rather than pandering to them.Clark did not respond to request for comment on this story.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter."The Seattle Princesses are putting on quite a performance tonight. So many miraculous recoveries."