Too much testosterone!

prism

Jeanie wrote:

Must be all that equal pay for equal work that goes on!

let it be noted that it's just fine with me if men get paid in bon-bons and shitty diapers

Heineken Helen

Jeanie wrote:

Must be all that equal pay for equal work that goes on!

Wow, it's such a wonderful equal world we live in... if only us demented women could just realise that and shut the fuck up and get back to the kitchen

prism

Heineken Helen wrote:

You're a single mother? Wow, you must be loaded :eek: can I have a car please?

shure honey, would you like to have my Mercedes or my BMW? perhaps you'd prefer the Lexus? however it does have 128 miles on it though....you know i do have to have something to drive to the spa everyday

Ahnimus

Well, it's clearly not open to rational discussion.

Heineken Helen

prism wrote:

shure honey, would you like to have my Mercedes or my BMW? perhaps you'd prefer the Lexus? however it does have 128 miles on it though....you know i do have to have something to drive to the spa everyday

nah, don't want it then!

Ahnimus, I apologise... of COURSE it's open to rational discussion... you're welcome to START discussing it rationally whenever you're ready... instead of telling us that inequality is a figment of our imagination.

Jeanie

prism wrote:

let it be noted that it's just fine with me if men get paid in bon-bons and shitty diapers

Well I'm sure more of them do these days.

But it would be nice if people were paid for ALL their working hours.
Think that would be fair. That way I'm sure we'd see a sharp increase in the wages being paid to women!

Jeanie

Heineken Helen wrote:

Wow, it's such a wonderful equal world we live in... if only us demented women could just realise that and shut the fuck up and get back to the kitchen

Funnily enough Helen, I'm in the kitchen right now!!!

Now if only I could remember how to shut up!! Must be the dementia! Gives me verbal diarrhoea!

Ahnimus

Heineken Helen wrote:

nah, don't want it then!

Ahnimus, I apologise... of COURSE it's open to rational discussion... you're welcome to START discussing it rationally whenever you're ready... instead of telling us that inequality is a figment of our imagination.

I am not just telling you that. I'm providing evidence and logic, I've built a case for my argument against generalizing the situation. You've ignored my case by simply stating that I am wrong, raising your tone and rolling your eyes at me.

Heineken Helen

Ahnimus wrote:

I am not just telling you that. I'm providing evidence and logic, I've built a case for my argument against generalizing the situation. You've ignored my case by simply stating that I am wrong, raising your tone and rolling your eyes at me.

Well isn't it all in your mind Ahnimus? Don't you realise it is what you make it? And I NEVER raised my tone

I haven't seen any evidence OR logic so excuse me for ignoring what wasn't there. You however ignored this:

Heineken Helen wrote:

So ok, you know and have communicated with one single mother? She genuinely does sound like a great person and she's done a wonderful job of juggling all that while maintaining her happy self.

I don't have kids, not sure I ever want em and I've never been a single mother obviously. But I know lots and lots of them. I don't have an attitude problem... I'm just in touch with reality and while many many people do a great job of raising kid(s) on their own, it's far from easy. I think nature made it a 2 person job because for most people, 2 people are needed to raise a kid. I think most single parents (apologies for the use of mother, implying there aren't single fathers out there) will admit they needed help.

See... I replied to your points.

lucylespian

I'm gonna risk eneterint this withotu having read it all. Helen, I'm gonna risk a blast and say that you have taken a pretty "testosterone" approach here yourself, starting the thread with a blast of anger.

I will say that in principal I agree though, but I have always preferred to comment that ceratin cultures and sub-cultures have too much yang and not enough yin, puttiong things out of balance, which is never a good thing.

Jeanie

Women in politics:

In 103 countries the proportion of women in parliament increased between 1995 and 2000, but around the world it still averages just 14%.

Women and literacy:

Of the world's estimated 854 million illiterate adults, 544 million are women.

Women and income:

Ratio of Estimated Female to Male Earned Income, by Country

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0934566.html

Women as CEO's:

"But although women make up almost half of America's labor force, as of 2005, only eight Fortune 500 companies have women CEOs or presidents, and 67 of those 500 companies don't have any women corporate officers.

Catalyst, the not-for-profit New York-based women's research organization, points out that its data shows a change over the last ten years. In 1995, 8.7% of corporate officers in Fortune 500 companies were women. This percentage rose to 16.4% by 2005. While this is progress, they note that, at this rate, it would take 40 years for the number of female corporate officers to match the number of male officers."

Median Income of Households by Selected Characteristics, 2005

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0104688.html

The Wage Gap

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0763170.html

Women's Earnings as a Percentage of Men's, 1951–2005
(for year-round, full-time work)

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193820.html

Households by Type, 1980–2004

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0880690.html

That'll do. I doubt very much they'll get read or accepted anyway.

Heineken Helen

Jeanie wrote:

Women in politics:



That'll do. I doubt very much they'll get read or accepted anyway.

That enough rationality for ya Ahnimus?

Jeanie

Heineken Helen wrote:

That enough rationality for ya Ahnimus?

He won't agree with it I'm sure Helen, but that's ok. I'm used to it.

Danimal

I love women.

Jeanie

Danimal wrote:

I love women.

I love all people.

And I've got no problem with men. Think they're great!

Just wish things were more equal for both sexes.

Heineken Helen

Jeanie wrote:

I love all people.

And I've got no problem with men. Think they're great!

Just wish things were more equal for both sexes.

Yep... and I really don't mean to be coming across and complaining that I don't have equality. Like I said, I'm perfectly aware of how lucky I am to HAVE the freedoms which women across the world DON'T have... and don't even have the opportunity to fight for!

I really can't imagine living in a world where I'd have to 'put up and shut up'

Jeanie

Heineken Helen wrote:

Yep... and I really don't mean to be coming across and complaining that I don't have equality. Like I said, I'm perfectly aware of how lucky I am to HAVE the freedoms which women across the world DON'T have... and don't even have the opportunity to fight for!

I really can't imagine living in a world where I'd have to 'put up and shut up'

Nah!! It's cool Helen! I can understand just how frustrated you must get sometimes, I know I do! It's like every time you turn around, things have moved forward, oh no wait, no they haven't!!

It's really hard to watch the same old system, and wish for something different.

We are VERY lucky in Western culture, but I still think that we've got a long way to go to get true equality particularly in politics.

And I'm not even gonna get started on the horrific things I see happening to women and children in poorer countries. It's just wrong.

Heineken Helen

Jeanie wrote:

Nah!! It's cool Helen! I can understand just how frustrated you must get sometimes, I know I do! It's like every time you turn around, things have moved forward, oh no wait, no they haven't!!

It's really hard to watch the same old system, and wish for something different.

We are VERY lucky in Western culture, but I still think that we've got a long way to go to get true equality particularly in politics.

And I'm not even gonna get started on the horrific things I see happening to women and children in poorer countries. It's just wrong.

It's just too easy to forget and take it for granted though... and I don't like saying I feel lucky either... cos it's not luck. It's just something we should ALL expect.

NMyTree

Boobies.....yippie

Boss302

Jeanie wrote:

Just wish things were more equal for both sexes.

I saw this on a woman's car the other day. She was pulling into the law firm next to my company. I'm betting she has a few opinions on the subject.

"Women who want to be equal to men lack ambition."