Opinion | The women will make history at the Democratic debates. Moderators should, too.

Opinion | Barbara Lee: The women in the Democratic primary debates will make history. Here's how moderators can do the same. - NBCNewsTHINK

This all gives women something approaching critical mass on the debate stage and a chance to be seen as individuals, not as the token female. So it would be a shame if their fellow candidates, moderators, voters and the media continue to follow the same old tired script.

Here’s what I would like to see: a debate in which every candidate gets a fair chance to make their pitch to America, without fear of mansplaining,or constant interruption. A debate in which voters and the media hold all candidates to the same standards and judge them on style and substance, not stereotypes. I’m hoping the debates will be the start of a new chapter in American politics, in which a diverse slate of women competing for the presidency becomes routine, not history-making.

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