Gosh, what a navel gazing, awful article. Faludi is right, women are their own worst enemies. But to say that there are not any strong matriarchal (read:female) figures of authority would tend to overlook the MANY women who have entered the public arena since 1990. While 1992 was hailed as year of the woman, more women were in fact elected in 1994 as Republicans; that not withstanding, women on both sides have been entering the arena, at EVERY level, and fighting the good fight, making names for themselves. Has it ever occurred to anyone that Hillary just is not likable; she is the Democrats' 'Richard Nixon.' Did you ever think that there could be a likable, more electable woman out there than Hillary? The first woman president is not going to come from the Barbara Mikulski mold, it's going to come from the Nancy Kassebaum mold. Just like Bob Dole was perceived as unlikable with the inevitable results, the same holds true with women.
Gosh, what a navel gazing, awful article. Faludi is right, women are their own worst enemies. But to say that there are not any strong matriarchal (read:female) figures of authority would tend to overlook the MANY women who have entered the public arena since 1990. While 1992 was hailed as year of the woman, more women were in fact elected in 1994 as Republicans; that not withstanding, women on both sides have been entering the arena, at EVERY level, and fighting the good fight, making names for themselves. Has it ever occurred to anyone that Hillary just is not likable; she is the Democrats' 'Richard Nixon.' Did you ever think that there could be a likable, more electable woman out there than Hillary? The first woman president is not going to come from the Barbara Mikulski mold, it's going to come from the Nancy Kassebaum mold. Just like Bob Dole was perceived as unlikable with the inevitable results, the same holds true with women.