Audi's decision to nominate her instead of established male rivals attracted a great deal of publicity.
The Frenchwoman's win irritated some of her male rivals.
Mouton states that in her mind she did not try to beat her male rivals, but to be at their level.
A male rival of Desert Punk, he is depicted as an equal match for him in combat.
Entitled to a weight allowance because she is a filly, she will carry 121 pounds, five fewer than her six male rivals.
Women have to appear tougher and more competent than their male rivals to be taken seriously as gubernatorial candidates.
Giving priority to women who were as qualified for a job as their male rivals could be a legitimate way to "restore the balance."
Her male rivals soon find out that she also has steel in her spine and a man-size appetite for competition.
Her male rivals always wear formal suits and ties.
He'd suddenly look at me as a male rival.