Is there something distinctive about women? Yes, but only when it’s convenient.
In an interview with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this week, WNYC host Brian Lehrer asked, “Is there anything you think specifically that you as a woman have brought to New York state policy that Governor (Andrew) Cuomo or any man might not have?”
Her answer was head-spinning but also completely representative of how feminists want to have it both ways.
First, of course, Hochul said she can “govern with the same strength and the toughness required to run a state as rough and tumble as New York truly is, the politics and the government.” She can go toe-to-toe with any man when it comes to getting things done but also, because she’s a woman, she has other qualifications.
“What I bring is a sense of compassion and empathy when I’m going out to settings…
