Posted on 10/15/2006 9:12:58 AM PDT by Heartofsong83
Women no longer need to be coddled, like less clever creatures than men, says Rondi Adamson Oct. 15, 2006. 01:00 AM RONDI ADAMSON
As much as equality between the genders can be achieved, it has been achieved in Canada. In the reasonable ways in which gender equality can be measured, Canadian women can declare victory.
Women have every kind of liberty, intellectual, physical and reproductive freedom. Women have the same opportunities as men. Women can become CEOs, die in horrible space shuttle accidents, buy banks, get the better of someone in a divorce settlement — all the things that used to pretty much be the realm of men.
Contrary to the oft-repeated — and debunked — perceived wisdom, women in Canada have achieved pay equity.
Taking experience, qualifications and work hours into consideration, the pay gap does not exist.
But, for example, should a woman takes years off outside work to stay home with her children, she won't return to the same pay as a man who has been there all along. If a woman becomes a social worker, rather than a surgeon, that will be reflected financially. These are choices, which, thankfully, Canadian women have. Aren't choices the root of equality?
The Harper government is not tabling legislation to jeopardize those choices.
What the Tories have done is cut back funding to some women's groups, notably, Status of Women Canada, or Womenslibesaurus Regina, the great dinosaur of the Trudeau-ic Era.
Much fuss has been made about Status of Women removing the words "to advance equality" from their mandate, as though it were part of Harper's famed secret agenda. The words were replaced with "to facilitate women's participation in Canadian society."
But both options are patronizing, as though women need to be coddled along, like less clever creatures than men.
This attitude is as Jurassic as the feminism behind it.
If the Tories are doing anything to harm women, it is in continuing to fund anything this anachronistic.
Decades ago, such organizations had a place. In 2006, they are obsolete.
True, there is not an equal percentage of women and men in every professional sphere. But even if I thought there should be, I can't see how it is up to the government to make it happen.
Ultimately, the interests of Canadian women are the same as those of Canadian men. I refer to broader interests here, such as freedom, health and family, not cars, sports and beer.
I believe the best way to serve the broad, and smaller, interests of people is through limited government interference, and increased personal responsibility.
There are people who will never take a woman seriously. Sadly, there will always be bigots.
The best way to fight them is for Canadian women to make the best of their enviable situation. A situation that allows them, if they choose, to serve in the Armed Forces in places like Afghanistan ... helping women who could really tell us something about having their interests threatened.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rondi Adamson is a Toronto-based writer. rondi.adamson@gmail.com.
Key point of the whole thing is "get the better of someone in the divorce settlement".
Let'er open her own damn doors then, too!
Welcome to the Brave New World. Tell us sweetie, what happens to the "soldiers" in wartime when captured?
But I *want* my doors opened and to be coddled and protected by men.....:(
Fems are self contradictory... they complain of the "isolation of woman" in a "married 'coddled' environment", and basicaly get an "isolative" social genocide in exchange... forgotten, without kids nor any legacy but complaining.
Men and women are different. That never changes.
I am utterly gobsmacked that this made it to press in the Toronto STAR!
I would posit that in nearly every divorced - at least where I live - the woman gets "the better of someone." The typical "roadhouse divorce."
BTW when will men get THEIR "reproductive rights?"
I would love to be the judge in most of those divorces.
I would put the children into the house. The parents would circulate. Both would pay equal child support, and share house payments. This easy come, easy go life style would come to a halt until the children were out of high school.
I reckon that there would be some of them sit out time in jail for contempt of court before it was over, but that's life sometimes. My decisions wouldnt be gender specific.
I was working on a school project last week and we were informed that 65% of the kids in the middle school were from single parent-latch key homes. No wonder they have no values.
PING!
I read both pieces..can you perhaps post pics of the two authors??...
Rondi Adamson
Linda McQuaig
Perhaps I should be asking forgiveness that it DID work? My sincere apologies, especially to those on dialup, as I forgot to resize the images.
(red Star mug shot)
Rondi Adamson with Canadian Conservative blogger
Stephen Taylor at Western Standard party 09/05
MUST READ: A Bitter You-In Just 10 Easy Steps! ~ By Rondi Adamson
He was a top executive of a large firm and worked his butt off for years, rising before the rooster even cocked an eye open, and worked until 8:00 or 9:00 at night.
He received a hefty retirement and with his children college-educated and grown, his wife took 2/3rds of his wealth. Two-thirds!!
Try to convince me of the fairness of our divorce laws, just dare.
Damn. I haven't been coddled in ages.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.