THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITIES OF A WOMAN.   FACTORS DETERMINING A WOMAN’S  IMPORTANCE IN THE SOCIETY ACCORDING TO FOREIGNERS:

1-       Lineage: Meaning history of her family, including her ancestry and origin.

2-    Education: Meaning the level of her formal study, from high school to university. In America, a great importance is accorded to the institution granting the degree. For instance, in America, if you are a Harvard graduate, people will automatically look upon you as a brilliant fellow and a highly educated person far exceeding the quality, the credentials and level of knowledge of those who graduated from much less prestigious or obscure institutions of higher learning. In many parts of the world, the prestige of the university you have attended is not as important as “what you are currently doing” and or “what have you done with your degree after graduation.”

3-       Profession: Career, occupation and profession determine your “immediate” importance in society. In America, lawyers and physicians are on the top of the list. Ironically, lawyers are not as important as engineers and architects in many foreign countries. In America, for instance, gynecologists are highly admired and widely considered as successful physicians, because they “make” a lot of money. In a considerable number of foreign countries, gynecologists and dentists are at the bottom of the list of the most respected medical specialties. In many French speaking countries, when you do not score enough on your medical school entrance exam, the university will allow you to enroll exclusively in what they call ” second rate field of study” such as dentistry, pharmacology and veterinary medicine. So, your medical specialty has been already determined and decided upon by the university, whether you like it or not. Later in life, when you become a practicing gynecologist, do not expect to be treated with all fanfares and prestige, usually granted to cardiologists and alike.

4-       Creativity: Meaning authorship, research, inventions, etc…

5-       Languages: The more languages you speak, the more respect and recognition you get.

  No where the words “MONEY” or “FAME” appeared as one of the major criterion determining and assessing your importance in society.  In 1989, two dear friends of mine and brilliant minds who have gracefully honored me by writing the introduction to four of my books, Dr. John Chen, Laureate of the United Nations/UNESCO and former member of the White House Presidential Convention of Information Service and Library Science, and Dr. Mohammad Mughisuddin, then, dean of the International Programs of the American University in Washington, D.C., suggested to me that I should write a book about the feminism movement in the United States from 1960 to present, and elaborate on the concept of “American Woman Cliché” and “American Women Prototype”, a subject which was quite en vogue in the late eighties. I liked the idea and began to work on that crazy book. One year later, the book was published under the title “One Hundred Reasons Why You Should And Should Not Marry An American Woman”. I interviewed at least 7,000 American women from all walks of life. Some of the findings were most delightful and up-lifting, while some others were frightening and alarming. Replying to a question addressed to the ladies I interviewed:” What are the five most important things in your life”, 97% answered as follows, in order of importance:

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