Lois is a complex character, something which makes most women (myself especially) admire her. She's not a two-dimensional archetype which you can just pigenhole. She's got both and inner strength and savvy that any superhero would love to have (hence I think we sometimes think of her as the unsung superhero). To think she's useless is crazy (and probably why I'm so glad I haven't run into the fanboys who are all "Diana/Superman4evarrrrr!!"). I mean, think about the fact that she really DID do a little superhero stuff in "Stilletto" and she didn't even have any superpowers.