--- title: Ruth Bader Ginsburg on 2016 Election and America's Future description: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said that sexism was a "major, major factor" in the outcome of the 2016 presidential election canonical: https://time.com/4958761/ruth-bader-ginsburg-sexism-election/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-27T12:48:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-14T21:20:08.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Sexism Was a 'Major Factor' in 2016 Election og:description: "I have no doubt" it played a role, she said og:url: https://time.com/4958761/ruth-bader-ginsburg-sexism-election/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dee8124a252e0ce/6988df8dbc6cfc4dd93e342b/ruth-bader-ginsburg-charlie-rose.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: An Historic Evening with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Sexism Was a 'Major Factor' in 2016 Election twitter:description: "I have no doubt" it played a role, she said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9dee8124a252e0ce/6988df8dbc6cfc4dd93e342b/ruth-bader-ginsburg-charlie-rose.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Sexism Was a 'Major Factor' in 2016 Election  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 14, 2023 9:20 PM UTCPublished: Sep 27, 2017 12:48 PM UTC  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents onstage at An Historic Evening with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center on Sept. 21, 2016 in New York City. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg presents onstage at An Historic Evening with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Temple Emanu-El Skirball Center on Sept. 21, 2016 in New York City.Michael Kovac/Getty Images  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Updated: Dec 14, 2023 9:20 PM UTCPublished: Sep 27, 2017 12:48 PM UTC Supreme Court Justice [Ruth Bader Ginsburg](http://time.com/4804007/ruth-bader-ginsburgs-workout-book/) said Tuesday that sexism was a “major, major factor” in the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. “I have no doubt that it did,” [she said](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-charlie-rose-interview/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab8d&linkId=42807242), when asked if sexism played a role in the 2016 presidential election. “There’s so many things that might have been decisive, but that was a major, major factor I think.” In an [interview with CBS’ Charlie Rose](https://livestream.com/92Y/events/7720366/videos/163404670) at New York City’s 92nd Street Y on Tuesday, Ginsburg said she’s “hopeful” about the growing number of women in Congress, noting that there were just a handful of women in Congress when she began her Supreme Court. “The more women that are out there doing things and the more people see that women are not all alike — we come in all sizes and shapes. 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