[Magdalen] More USA Today.

[Cantor03 at aol.com]

The front page of this national newspaper has an article that
continues extensively inside about the extra difficulties women have
in breaking through into the upper levels of politics, state and  national.
 
There is the somewhat unusual distrust that seems intrinsic to men
but surprisingly to women, too.  A considerable block of voters,  men
and women alike do not trust a woman politician.  This is a  difficult
handicap for women to overcome who would aspire to these positions.
 
It strikes me as odd with the demonstration of the strong women
leaders in Europe for some time.  Witness the "Iron Lady"  Margaret
Thatcher in the UK and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany and
de facto Prime Minister of Europe.  Who can forget  Milwaukee-born
Golda Meier who guided Israel through the Six Day War?
 
If "The Fatherland" can accept a woman leader, why not the USA?
 
 
David Strang.