Why Romney's "binder" comment rang badly

While Mitt Romney's reference to women's issues last night got very negative feedback from my teacher daughter and her friends, none mentioned Romney's "binder full of women" comment. I suspect it is because teachers have not experienced the same degree of discrimination as those of us who have been in the political and corporate workplace. Why Romney's "binder" comment rang badly was probably because: "What? In your work in politics and investment banking you never ran across a woman you thought was qualified to serve in your cabinet?"