Posted in Women's Issues on January 18, 2008 | No Comments »
I was in the clinic this morning with Mum this morning. In my idle waiting, i picked up a old copy (probably 2007) of Female magazine and flipped to a section on how to keep your marriage going.
The general stuff are in place- marrying someone who is responsible (with Britney Spears as an example); marrying [...]
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Posted in Women's Issues on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Picked up a book about great women… and here are a few of my favorites:
Against Racism:
Rosa Parks: 1913-
In 1955, this black woman refused to give up seat to a white man on the bus. ["Montgomery bus system"- blacks cannot sit in the white sections of the bus if there are whites there.] Her move gave [...]
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Posted in Women's Issues on September 26, 2007 | No Comments »
I am appalled at the way smart women sit quietly in discussions, not speaking up. The discussions were dominated by a few men. Presentations made by men was in the ratio 7:3. The participants of this course came from various faculties, from the Arts to the Sciences. Women made up slightly more than half.
You ladies!
Women [...]
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Posted in Women's Issues on August 16, 2007 | No Comments »
Where we got our beauty ideals from…
This video is priceless.
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Posted in Women's Issues on June 15, 2007 | No Comments »
Somebody said you look older when you smile…
… you stopped smiling widely; make regular checks on your eyes for wrinkles in the mirror…
Somebody said your legs look too big…
… you gave up on skirts; wear black garments because you think they make you look slim…
Somebody said you have a belly…
… you stopped eating; measure your [...]
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SDU sent me a booklet, introducing national library books on dating and relationships.
Among the little synopsis on the books, i read this little paragraph on gender differences:
Why can’t men multi-task but women don’t stop talking?
I don’t understand why they say women don’t stop talking…
I am quiet.
Very quiet…
Very very quiet…
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Posted in Women's Issues on March 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I was out at Vivocity with an old guy-friend of mine… someone i call “kor” [read: older brother]. We got to know each other through an environmentally friendly club i started up about 8 years ago. It was advertised in a magazine, a medium that brought those of diverse paths together. He’s now happily attached [...]
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