Original sentence: A 2015 study concluded that gender stereotypes were "refer(ed) to the meanings that individuals and societies ascribe to males and females".According to Juliet Williams at the University of California, Los Angeles the 1998 Clinton–Lewinsky scandal in the United States made the US Congress, media, and citizens look at male candidates and politicians in a different light by "normalizing public discussion of sex acts
Edited sentence: A famous study of a sex scandal that "proved" women are more open to an apology, understanding, and faithfulness, was during the Bill Clinton affair that involved Monica Lewinsky.A substantial number of Republican attacks trying to crush Clinton's presidency were seen as weak and "self-interested and transparently partisan".Although Bill Clinton was being attacked by the media and his political adversaries, he did not receive positive feedback and a pass for his actions; he was still safe momentarily because of his faithful wife Hillary.As a result, women were seen in a more favorable light in terms of being assigned positions in the political system because of Hillary's cognitive choices; fighting against the stereotype women cannot be masculine and control their emotions in a state of chaos or when given position of power, and proving femininity can be publicly relatable.Based on the journal When Women attack: Sex scandals, Gender stereotypes, and Candidate evaluations, gender stereotypes are "refer(ed) to the meanings that individuals and societies ascribe to males and females".During a political sex scandal, a woman who stays on the aggressive side and fights for the truth, or with her political spouse, is seen as a valuable, intelligent, favorable woman.Hillary Clinton steadily denied accusations against her husband, stating that they were personal attacks, part of an agenda against her husband.Most people would believe a male politician being involved in a sex scandal would deem him as masculine, but in some cases that is not true.This whole sex scandal caused an uproar and made Congress, media, and citizens look at male candidates and politicians in a different light by "normalizing public discussion of sex acts.Various women praised Hillary for being the "man" in the situation and remaining strong and hopeful when their private life was exposed to the public by the media.While unavoidable evidence began to surface, she still remained composed and did not speak of her anger unless it was in private