Sexism.

This post, believe me, has something to do with politics and women keen on entering that world.

We always go on about getting into politics-- or law for that matter -- to make a difference. How trite, yadda, yadda, yadda.

Sexism is not a war or even a series of well won victories. It's an everyday challenge with lapses and recoveries.

The road for men to true feminism is a difficult one. My own evolution started at a law society meeting some years ago.

I distinctly remember saying to a friend and male colleague how there were tellement de belles poupées dans la salle...

That comment was followed by several women lawyers in the room separately remarking how the intro of women on the dais by a man was sexist when he said how beautiful the female attorneys were.

It was at that point that my real education began as I was astonished and horrified by my own remark.

Tonight, regrettably, I slipped again on a political website. So, it continues to be a world of occasional error and effort to do much better.

I don't need to tell you how this all translates in Ottawa, or Quebec City.

Being sexist, or even patronising is a trap easy enough to fall into if one is not both vigilant and continually working on oneself. Fighting sexism is an evolution and an ongoing process.

So I understand that I'm still far away from getting there and have much work to do. But at least I'm trying, even while recognising that in itself really isn't good enough. True equality is far more demanding.