Alex Beecroft
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No, because women are never any sort of physical threat whatsoever.
*In case it isn't clear, that was SARCASM, folks.
I'm thinking that I've gone on too long on this subject and am now just pissing people off, so I'm going to answer this one with a link and then leave the subject for other people to pick up if necessary.
Tomgram: Rebecca Solnit, The Longest War | TomDispatch
One of the things to think about when you write your female characters is that perhaps she does feel a bit more threatened on a regular basis than your male characters do.