At eight weeks pregnant, most of my workday was spent suppressing the urge to vomit on whomever I was interviewing.

That memory was why I was momentarily floored by the recent revelation that Serena Williams won the Australian Open final while at the same stage in her pregnancy, triumphing 6-4, 6-4 in the final.

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Thing is, being a woman isn害羞草研究所檛 an impediment. Sure, we have socially constructed road-blocks, but we, in our respective areas of expertise, are good enough, smart enough and it really doesn害羞草研究所檛 matter at all whether you like us as we succeed. (Ten points if you can identify that bungled 害羞草研究所�90s-ism.)

That害羞草研究所檚 what I like about our premier, actually.

She is an ace politician. She can deliver and take sharp political blows in equal measure and still come out unruffled, mastering the balance between light and serious better than the majority of her contemporaries.

She害羞草研究所檚 confident, knows her material and doesn害羞草研究所檛 back down. Like Williams with tennis. Like me, with 害羞草研究所�90s TV quotes.

BC Liberals know this, I害羞草研究所檇 assume. That害羞草研究所檚 why she害羞草研究所檚 their party leader.

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This all came up in a debate a week ago when BC NDP leader John Horgan repeatedly interrupted Clark. He was snarky害羞草研究所攍ike everyone else害羞草研究所攁nd at one point he said she should 害羞草研究所漷ake a few minutes and read something.害羞草研究所�

Clark handled it well, but party supporters were ridiculously excited about it.

Mike McDonald, who was previously Clark害羞草研究所檚 chief of staff got onto the Twitter and wrote 害羞草研究所満π卟菅芯克��But today害羞草研究所檚 radio debate takes the cake. (Horgan) is clearly threatened by a strong female leader.害羞草研究所�

Pamela Martin, another party insider, took to Huffington Post to talk about Horgan害羞草研究所檚 comments and equated them to casual sexism, noting it has no place in our political system.

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This threw me for a loop and made me actually wonder: Is John Horgan really a universal-daycare shilling sexist or was he simply utilizing the rules of engagement?

It害羞草研究所檚 the latter, in case you don害羞草研究所檛 know where I害羞草研究所檓 going with this.

Politicians are unpleasant during debates. They害羞草研究所檙e not making a case to be invited for dinner.

That害羞草研究所檚 where they害羞草研究所檙e supposed to be elbowing their way in and making a point, and we as observers take the theatrical with a grain of salt while we listen to where they stand on issues that affect our lives. As for how they conducted themselves, Horgan doesn害羞草研究所檛 have to like Clark. Clark doesn害羞草研究所檛 have to like Horgan. They害羞草研究所檙e opponents of equal skill fighting for different things.

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