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I hesitated to write the introduction to this Special Issue of Comparative Strategy, which features articles on a variety of subjects, all written by women. I did not want to misstep. I thought, my perspective is decidedly male, and, frankly, it is impossible for me to fully understand the level of inequality women have experienced through the ages. My first reaction was to pass the assignment off to a female colleague of mine. She did not take me up on my offer. She thought, actually, it might be good to have a male perspective because male attitudes and responses are critical to overcoming prejudices that exist against women in the field. Good point. After giving it more thought and taking a little encouragement from Martin Luther King, Jr., I decided that perhaps the best thing I could do is to emphasize something that I have believed to be true all along, that what matters most is a person’s character and natural strengths, and not a person’s gender.
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