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This is ironic that Stephanopoulos is sitting at the same table with Myers. Dee Dee Myers was the Press Secretary for Clinton during the first two years of his term. However, George Stephanopoulos did most of the press briefings early on. If I remember correctly, there was some hostility within the White House over this. It wasn't until George was moved up into an advisor position, that Myers finally took over the the full duties of the Press Secretary and conducted the briefings.

Wikipedia says in her book, Myers "felt she was being treated unfairly on account of her gender. For instance, she revealed in her memoir that when she discovered that she had a lower salary than her predecessor, her request to have it raised appropriately was refused for budgetary reasons. When she pointed out that a certain male coworker in a position of less responsibility than herself was being paid more, they excused it as because he was older and had a family, which struck her as a disingenuous excuse for the favoritism."

I remember the allegations of sexism being mentioned in the press at the time. I think it's what eventually led to George's being moved up to an advisor position, and Myers finally being allowed to do her job. It's a great example of how sexism was part of the Toon's administration.