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The detractors will shout, too, because the term "women's issues" has become a bit of a stinky cheese. Those that believe that the pay gap exists because women "choose" to have kids and shatter their careers may not believe there's such a thing any more – "You're doing alright, you lot!" – and while we definitely do talk "women" in big, sweeping statements that don't go into the intricacies of our experience, it's just too risky to turn away from "women's issues" completely, boring as it is. Otherwise, how can you begin to build clear arguments about the ways in which half of society feel like they're discriminated against? That are disproportionately undecided about who to vote for because they probably don't feel their voice will be heard?Like pouring salt on a razor clam, it's amazing how a party putting proper money behind a woman-to-woman campaign immediately draws the, "What about the men?" brigade to the surface. It's like a chemical reaction.
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