Letters to the Editor
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map reading queen
What a bunch of nonsense! I am the navigator where ever we go, foreign or domestic. My husband, daughter and I travel extensively. She too, is a fine map reader. I have three sisters. We all are fine map readers. I have had one and only one experience in which my navigating in Ireland, using an Irish map brought us to a place where there should have been a road and there wasn't. In that case, the map was wrong, not I.
Women are demeaned by this kind of false science. What type of women were given maps? Were they non-drivers, inexperienced travelers, poorly educated or were they seasoned drivers and travelers. Was there a control group? What sort of maps were used. I could go on and on, but I'm sure my point is made. Has anyone done a study of men who refuse to use maps or ask directions? And then what would the headline be?