Women in Power

Re David Lewis’ March 12 letter: It is certainly an injustice that women have been excluded from positions of power for most of world history. However, there is no reason to believe that when women do in fact get the opportunity to wield power, they do so with any less egoism or aggression than do men. The myth of female pacifism is unfounded: Margaret Thatcher, Janet Reno and Condoleezza Rice come to mind as examples to the contrary.

Bob Cheslow

Los Angeles