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interesting link
I think the unlikable women thesis holds up better for politicians than powerful women in general. That suggests that maybe it has something to do with the type of women who succeed in politics in addition to latent gender prejudice.
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I definitely think all the "Shrillary" comments are due to some latent sexism myself. You can see this type of behavior in sports where we expect leaders to be brash, violent and outspoken (even at the cost of finesse and intelligence) and their wives to be behind-the-scenes and softspoken.