The problem with feminism in the second wave was that we fought so much among ourselves, and I think we did so much damage to the movement... and I think the next wave, the third wave, is women mentoring younger women and women helping younger women to enter the political process and the writing world.
Public policy has been a passion of mine. For three decades, I've had some involvement in the political process.
It was clear, for example, in 1988 that the political process had already become perilously remote from the electorate it was meant to represent.
I'm a big fan of Barack Obama. I think he carries a heavier burden and is held to a greater and higher standard than other candidates : I think there's a large, large portion of this country that feels disenfranchised and marginalized by the political process.
I've been very fortunate to work for great people - so even when the political process gets ugly, I find inspiration in the people around me.
