Letters to the Editor
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Women's Studies 101
What's embarassing is the assumption that Steinem hasn't read de Beauvoir. No one, especially Gloria, would deny Jim Crow, just as no one would deny that there are more animal shelters than women's shelters in this country. The point is: shouldn't all women be concerned that Obama is so heavily supported by so many elite, white men on both sides of the aisle (Rove, Kerry, etc.)?
With that kind of support, we won't need to worry about anything changing for women in the U.S. (whether in the boardroom, or at the doctor's office) any time soon.
Whether you like Hillary or not isn't the issue, she will be expected to make change for women AND minorities in a way none of the other candidates will.
BTW, the battles of the 60s aren't over: Obama keeps reminding us of MLK, Jr. and the neocons keep the story in play. If Steinem had to pitch her article that way, it was because most of the American public HASN'T taken a Women's Studies course.