‘They view me as a novelty’

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By Megan McCloskey, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, May 30, 2007


WHITE BEACH NAVAL FACILITY, Okinawa — At their first meeting, a top South Korean military official told her “good for you.”

“They view me as a novelty,” Rear Adm. Carol Pottenger said.

As the commander of Amphibious Force, U.S. 7th Fleet, Pottenger is the first woman to take charge of a Navy strike group.

Her duties in the Pacific bring her into contact with cultures that are largely male-dominated, with few — if any — females in leadership positions, particularly in the military.

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