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Mitt Romneys binders full of women are real. They weigh 15 pounds, 6 ounces.
Source: Washington Post
Mitt Romney’s ‘binders full of women’ are real. They weigh 15 pounds, 6 ounces.
By Callum Borchers April 11 at 1:05 PM
As Mitt Romney reportedly mulls a 2018 Senate bid, his infamous “binders full of women” — actual, physical binders — have surfaced. They weigh a total of 15 pounds, 6 ounces, according to the Boston Globe, which obtained them from a former aide to the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
This might actually be a good thing for Romney.
Yes, the emergence of a pair of three-ring binders, stuffed with women's resumes, is a reminder of a gaffe Romney committed during a debate five years ago. Touting his efforts to recruit women for government posts during his tenure as Massachusetts governor, Romney awkwardly referred to “whole binders full of women.”
It wasn't clear at the time whether these were literal or metaphorical binders. Either way, the remark suggested that Romney, a veteran of the male-dominated world of private equity, lacked women in his circle and could only hope to hire some by taking deliberate measures.
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By Callum Borchers April 11 at 1:05 PM
As Mitt Romney reportedly mulls a 2018 Senate bid, his infamous “binders full of women” — actual, physical binders — have surfaced. They weigh a total of 15 pounds, 6 ounces, according to the Boston Globe, which obtained them from a former aide to the 2012 Republican presidential nominee.
This might actually be a good thing for Romney.
Yes, the emergence of a pair of three-ring binders, stuffed with women's resumes, is a reminder of a gaffe Romney committed during a debate five years ago. Touting his efforts to recruit women for government posts during his tenure as Massachusetts governor, Romney awkwardly referred to “whole binders full of women.”
It wasn't clear at the time whether these were literal or metaphorical binders. Either way, the remark suggested that Romney, a veteran of the male-dominated world of private equity, lacked women in his circle and could only hope to hire some by taking deliberate measures.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/04/11/mitt-romneys-binders-full-of-women-are-real-they-weigh-15-pounds-6-ounces/?utm_term=.ebddab040a21
