The alleged sexism of the 2008 campaign inspired the Women’s Media Center to draw up a guide to gender neutral coverage of female politicians for reporters.

Jill Filipovic, explains that with an issue so closely linked to women’s lives, it becomes necessary to hear not just from men and women equally, but to get a majority of women’s voices. Women’s Media Center’s Director of Communi-cations, Cristal Williams Chancellor, agreed, saying in an email, “women’s voices, experiences and perspectives must be given greater priority and should mirror the population whose lives are often shaped by reproductive health issues.”