Why Are Influencers Telling Young Men Women Shouldn’t Vote?

Archer's Line Podcast · Mar 8, 2026 · 7m

International Women’s Day always puts men in a slightly awkward position.

We can’t explain what it’s like to be a woman. We shouldn’t pretend we can. How dumb would we be to mansplain this day to women? (But sure as hell, some man will.)

But after more than 45 years working in radio studios and newsrooms, I can say this: some of the toughest professionals I’ve ever worked with were women who had to work twice as hard to get half the credit.

I saw it in meetings where a woman would make a smart point, only to have it ignored until a man repeated it ten minutes later. I saw it in newsrooms…