In Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign, some people criticized her for appearing too haggard and questioned whether or not her earlier political success was due to her husband, Bill Clinton (Lawless). This narrow media coverage of her appearance is a consequence of problems with gender stereotyping in our culture. However, male candidates were not asked if their success depended on others, because society has established the stereotype that women are only valued for their appearance. The main problem is that without the initial gender stereotypes, all candidates, business owners, news anchors and people would be treated equally and