Sexism casts shadow over Biden's search for a female running mate

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Leading VP contenders have had to endure the usual criticisms men often direct at women – which has undermined a historic selection process
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The final weeks of Joe Biden’s search for a running mate have had all the usual trimmings: leaks from unnamed Democratic party officials, last-minute suggestions of outsider names and a trail of vague hints from the candidate himself.
But this year is different. Biden promised to select a female running mate, setting up a historic nomination process that many prominent Democratic women say is being overshadowed by the increasingly nasty – and unmistakably sexist – debate over who he should choose. Continue reading...

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