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Brian Williams, another NY news anchor, doesn't even have a college degree yet one rarely hears about that. Katie Couric is under attack for "dumbing down" the news yet she is well educated and that is more than some of the male anchors can say.
Katie Couric is a role model for young women. She has made history by accepting the anchor job. She is a fighter and she is intelligent. She is under attack but she will succeed. She has brains and she has strength. Too many old men are attacking Katie and it just shows their fear. The time when men dominated careers is OVER.

There are more women in college now than men. America's educational demographics are changing dramatically. There will be more female college graduates than male; thus the highest career achievements are starting to be won by women. Women have stepped up to the plate and are hitting home runs. Take that male chauvinists!

Also, Katie is far from a tart. She is an elegant, brainy woman. She brings a new perspective to stodgy news shows. She is also willing to take risks. She had Micheal J. Fox on to discuss stem-cell research. Giving him that air time was controversial yet Katie was willing to take the risk for an important cause. Katie is brave and she is strong.

Way to go Katie! Many young women are looking up to you and realizing that they have as many career options as men. They are realizing that brains and hard work will take them to the very highest levels of work if they want that. America is changing and Katie Couric is a very visible example of women taking power away from the male establishment. Viva Katie!

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