Reporting of Michele Bachmann's Migraines Raises Questions of Sexism

(NY Magazine) UPDATED 2011-07-25
Statements from an anonymous caller about Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann's migraines has raised questions about sexism in political reporting. Bachmann, a Republican presidential hopeful, was said to have stress-triggered migraines that required medical management. But many experts say using Bachmann's migraines as political leverage to question her ability to be president is thinly-veiled sexism, since migraines tend to strike women more than men.
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