article_snippet.sent: Since the news broke last weekend that Hillary had declared Hillary candidacy, notable among the blitz of news stories are the many that refer to Hillary as the mononymous "Hillary," as if Hillary were a pop star in a pantsuit.
article_snippet.sent: Hillary's famous enough by now to go by one name, but should Hillary?
article_snippet.sent: And yet, despite Hillary decorated career in government, we've long called Hillary by Hillary first name, and Hillary first name only, in a way we don't do with men who have held similar, or even vaguely similar, positions of power.
article_snippet.sent: According to a University of Utah study, Hillary was called by her first name four times more than Hillary 2008 rival, Barack Obama, and so it goes this time around.
article_snippet.sent: Of course, the mononymity doesn't seem to be unwelcome: Sections of Clinton's website invite readers to "Like Hillary on Facebook" and read about "Hillary's Story," while the campaign's official hashtag appears to be #Hillary2016.
article_snippet.sent: Perhaps Clinton and Clinton advisers believe the single name makes Clinton more personable, and familiar.
article_snippet.sent: Maybe it's an effort to distance Clinton from the other gender-based stereotype slapped on Clinton the last time around, when Clinton was "the bitch" to Sarah Palin's "ditz.
article_snippet.sent: It's important for the American public to be able to imagine electing a leader not despite the fact that Clinton's a woman, or even because Clinton's a woman, but who, very simply, happens to be a woman.
article_snippet.sent: Whether Clinton endorses the idea or not, calling Clinton by Clinton first name serves to, at best, reinforce gender and workplace stereotypes -- that women need to be "approachable," not abrasive or aloof, in order to get the job done and be liked while doing it -- and at worst, infantilize and put Clinton in Clinton place.
article_snippet.sent: And if there's a reason Clinton will be elected as we next president, it's not because Clinton let we call Clinton Hillary.
highlights_snippet.sent: Media, even candidate herself call Clinton just 'Hillary.'  
highlights_snippet.sent: Just 'Hillary' not appropriate .