RE: Can we have an honest, balanced, down to earth discussion about feminism?
August 26, 2012 at 3:28 am
I think you should be able to discuss anything on an atheist forum and have a good discussion.
I think we have come a long way where Germaine Greer started out. It was frowned upon a married women working. A married women was not allowed to have her own bank account.
I think the most important thing is being able to have a choice. It really sucks when you are restricted because of your sex. I have had very unpleasent experiences with family court in Australia, which I believe me being male had a huge affect. Ever since I have been interested in gender equality. I can remember finding out a workplace I used to work at had a committee called 'Equality in the Workplace'. I asked why there was no males on the committee, they were surprised by my enquiry and invited me to join. Which I did with enthusiasm, but was continually left out of meetings or meetings would be changed without being informed. So to me it was not Equality in the Workplace but Feminism in the Workplace.
I think we have come a long way where Germaine Greer started out. It was frowned upon a married women working. A married women was not allowed to have her own bank account.
I think the most important thing is being able to have a choice. It really sucks when you are restricted because of your sex. I have had very unpleasent experiences with family court in Australia, which I believe me being male had a huge affect. Ever since I have been interested in gender equality. I can remember finding out a workplace I used to work at had a committee called 'Equality in the Workplace'. I asked why there was no males on the committee, they were surprised by my enquiry and invited me to join. Which I did with enthusiasm, but was continually left out of meetings or meetings would be changed without being informed. So to me it was not Equality in the Workplace but Feminism in the Workplace.
