Katie Couric: Profile of Female Privilege By Bernard Chapin

That women are oppressed is one of our nation’s greatest, and most cherished, beliefs. It also happens to be a myth. In contemporary America, to be a female is to live like a Spartan among helots. Edward Klein’s new biography, Katie: The Real Story, elucidates the nature of CBS’s grand dame of journalism, Katie Couric, while also documenting the way in which being a woman in our society opens widely the door of privilege.

Of course, the text itself tells only half the story. The media’s bizarre reaction to this work is the other half, and provides compelling proof of our culture’s bias in favor of the fairer sex. In light of the heated journalistic response, the first thing that struck me about this work was the sobriety of Mr. Klein’s narrative. The author’s interjections and opinions are seldom heard. The biographer allows, for the most part, those who know Ms. Couric to describe her and to reveal her psychology . . . which is how it should be.

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