Pomfrey and Gender balance/strong women Madam Pomfrey in particular

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No: HPFGUIDX 15072

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "Rina Stewart" <rina at l...> wrote:
> Amanda wrote: Why is being viewed as a leader so important? Why are 
you only 
> important> as a woman if you can be viewed favorably through a 
traditionally
> > male-role lens? Why try to be female men, instead of very strong 
> women> doing what they want to do (which may be raising kids or 
being a 
> school> nurse)?
> > 
> 
> Susan responded: 
> <<But why would you say that a leader is a "female man"?>>
> 
> I don't think that was what she was getting at. I could be wrong, 
of course, but this is my take on it - you don't have to be a leader 
to be a strong woman. You can be a strong woman, a strong character, 
and be a mom. Molly Weasley is a strong woman character, but she's 
not a headmaster or minister of magic. She doesn't need to be, she's 
strong on her own. 

Susan says: I would agree.. Molly is a strong woman and she is not a 
leader..

It seems like people are saying that the women in HP aren't strong 
because they're not in positions of leadership, but I disagree.

Susan says: I would agree, too. There are strong women in HP. There 
are not women in leadership. That doesn't mean that the women in HP 
who are not in leadership are not strong.

 They are strong because of who they are, not what their job is, and 
that's the bottom line, IMO.
> 
> Rina


Absolutely, that's one bottom line.

But why are all the leaders men? That's another bottom line.