Women in Men’s Locker Rooms

In response to “What Women Want: Equal Access for Interviews, Not Bad Jokes” (by Melissa Ludtke, Opinion, Oct. 14) and “Locker Room Air Freshener: Common Sense” (by Charles Krauthammer, Commentary, Oct. 15):

I strongly agree with Ludtke that the whole issue of women reporters in locker rooms is one of professional access.

Women have made great strides in gaining equality; however, there are still many barriers to overcome. It is the chauvinistic reasoning of people like Krauthammer that has historically oppressed women and perpetuated a state of inequality. For example, he maintains that merely “letting” women have access to their own U.S. Open Tennis title is actually sexual discrimination. In actuality, men generally have a genetic physical advantage over women, therefore necessitating separate tournaments. Women’s sports, however, should not be judged as better or worse than men’s, but merely as different.

TRACY L. FERGUSON, Huntington Beach