Its a shame there is a glass ceiling in America for women. Take for example when someone makes up a story using fake characters, that depending on the job of the character, will often dictate that character's sex. Think about all the recent stories you have heard, wouldn't they be more believeable if the main character in a role dominated by men was a woman. For example: judges, doctors, or members of congress.

Also, the made up character would also gather more empathy if they had a fatal flaw that made them more approachable.

Try this one out for maximum effect: The congress woman, spent her days splitting time between working on the mint crisis and receiving therapy because she really thought she was a pirate.,,,

Now there is someone I can root for.