If Kristi Noem was a man, would she have been treated more leniently for killing the dog?

Strange how killing a dog disqualified her from being Trump’s VP, but it did qualify her to be his Gestapo chief.

But in all seriousness, it is a well known fact that women are judged more harshly than men for certain things. If Noem were a man, would she have been judged more leniently?
If Kristi Noem was a man, would she have been treated more leniently for killing the dog?
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