Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told PBS and CBS host Charlie Rose that “we came pretty close” to electing a female president last year and that such progress is a “hopeful sign.” | Nicholas Kamm/Getty Images Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 'No doubt' sexism played a role in 2016 election

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has “no doubt” that sexism played a role in Democrat Hillary Clinton’s surprise loss in last year’s presidential election, but she remains encouraged by the progress women have made entering worlds once dominated by men.

"I have no doubt that it did,” Ginsburg said when asked by PBS and CBS host Charlie Rose if sexism had affected the 2016 race. The Supreme Court justice’s interview aired Tuesday night at New York’s 92nd Street Y that aired on CBS Wednesday morning.


Ginsburg told Rose that “we came pretty close” to electing a female president last year and that such progress is a “hopeful sign.”

"The more women out there doing things … women come in all sizes and shapes," Ginsburg said. "To see the entrance of women into places where they were not there before is a hopeful sign."

The Supreme Court justice, among the court’s reliably liberal members, was critical of President Donald Trump during the 2016 campaign, calling him a “faker” and telling an interviewer that “I don't even want to contemplate” the idea of him being elected. She later walked back those statements, calling them “ill-advised.”



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