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...Europe in Step? Michael Elliott's article "The Next Step" misunderstands the major issues that concern Britain, the Lisbon Treaty and membership of the European Union as a whole: the principles of sovereignty, democracy, transparency and accountability [Oct. 19]. Elliott refers to how convenient it would be if Britain, Poland and the Czech Republic "fall into line soon." That phrase should fill the people of Europe with dread. Democratic nations are a collection of people who are governed by those chosen to serve them. The majority of the people of Britain have no confidence in an expensive, faceless bureaucracy like...
...very pleased to read your cover story but disappointed that amid the well-deserved attention being paid to the American woman, she is continually displayed as white or simply all-encompassing [Oct. 26]. As an African-American woman, I am all too aware that feminism has not been inclusive of the issues of women of color--who have long been heads of household, sole or co-breadwinners, single parents, and caregivers to children and seniors. While many of our white counterparts were fighting for workplace equality, we were already working--as their maids and nannies, as well as outside...
Nancy Gibbs' humorous essay really hits the mark on the difficulty women face in choosing their titles and surnames [Oct. 26]. It makes no difference to me whether a woman keeps her name or takes her husband's. I wonder, however, in the interest of consistency, if Gibbs received an engagement ring from her husband. After all, if we can dispense with one outmoded patriarchal tradition, why not dispense with them...
Karl Lagerfeld's rejection of the "round woman" in Verbatim reflects his strange bent toward ultra-gaunt models [Oct. 26]. But then one look at Lagerfeld is an experience in weirdness. Kudos to the German magazine Brigitte for featuring real women and recognizing female beauty as something other than a skeleton...
...Healthier Way to Pay Doctors," Jeffrey Kluger writes, "Any job that averages $179,000 per year and lets you be your own boss is a job most folks wouldn't turn down" [Oct. 26]. I wonder if "most folks" would be willing to first invest 10 years of their life for training, after college, in order to qualify. I also wonder if "most folks" would be willing to regularly jump out of bed at 2 a.m. and run to the hospital. Would "most folks" consider this job "being your own boss" after they learn about the enormous regulatory and financial...