Would a 37-year-old woman be where Pete Buttigieg is? New York Times explores challenges for female politicians

Name: Would a 37-year-old woman be where Pete Buttigieg is? New York Times explores challenges for female politicians
Uploaded: 2020-01-23T12:18:24-0500
Duration: 6 min 48 s
Description: Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has enjoyed a meteoric rise as an early-state frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Would a young woman have enjoyed that kind of success? The New York Times had conversations with local female politicians all over the country, and Times researcher Emma Goldberg joined CBSN to talk about what they found.

Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has enjoyed a meteoric rise as an early-state frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination. Would a young woman have enjoyed that kind of success? The New York Times had conversations with local female politicians all over the country, and Times researcher Emma Goldberg joined CBSN to talk about what they found.