The Gentle Sex Muscles in on Crime - Carole Ritter - March 1976

Carole Ritter

What's happening to Western womanhood? A couple of decades ago, we would read about an occasional Ma Barker or Bonnie Parker. Today, our newspapers report a virtual army of female felons, and their numbers are growing daily. Statistics show that crime rates among girls are going up at an alarming rate, far faster than among boys. Why this sharp increase? Is it some sort of "fem-lib" offshoot, or is it just another symptom of our sick society? Women have begun to make inroads in nearly every area of human achievement, and now they are starting to excel in yet another area. In spite of social pressure and institutional opposition, many women are choosing a career in the traditionally male-dominated milieu of crime. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library