Sentences with phrase «male candidates feel»

We have got to be very careful not to do things at a speed which will make male candidates feel that the cards are stacked against them.

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Women seeking office face an array of barriers: Having the right connections for fundraising; negative campaigning focused on them as women (or an expectation that women must be the «perfect candidates»); responsibilities outside of politics, and a system that's still mostly male, making them feel like they're not qualified and don't belong.

Some observers felt that the local team had opted for Ali precisely because she was an outsider with less chance of winning, the aim being to punish the Labour leadership for barring the favoured male candidate.

However, Labour party members felt differently and once again went for a male candidate.