Gloria Steinem and Friends Want Obama to Appoint a Female to Head FCC

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18. gender-neutral doesn't cover the concerns and benefits of a woman chair, expressed in the letter

"There has never been a female chair of the Federal Communications Commission and a woman chair would go far to making women more visible and powerful in the media and technology.

As we step into 2013, women are still underrepresented in the leadership of America's media and its technology industries. Women hold only 6 percent of all TV and radio station licenses and under one-third of TV news directors are women. Of top executives working for technology companies just over 5 percent are women. Media companies have some of the most powerful resources at their disposal in shaping attitudes and culture. And as the Internet transforms American media and telecommunications, it has become central to the nation’s competitiveness as well as the future of culture, news, and communication."


I think these points raised are worthy and fair considerations.