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ZenMom, good for you.
posted by
Greenfields
on March 10, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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Re: ZenMom
All I can say is...........I'm voting for Hillary.
posted by
ZenMom
on March 10, 2008 at 12:18 PM
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TAPS.
Sometimes I feel that more women could be aware if we propagated it. I did, for many years. Now I feel its the turn of others. And, the fact that more women are in politics - feminists or not - is a good sign. We learn by role modeling, and if women are not seen in certain places, young people - both women and men - don't know otherwise. Even though there is a commercial turn to IWD - at least women get attention and that's the beginning of the beginning, right?
posted by
Greenfields
on March 9, 2008 at 11:18 PM
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I'm finding that many women are not even aware of it. I have enlightened a few this year. There sure are a lot of women very interested in the Presidential race between Obama and Hillary who would like to see a woman president of the USA for a change.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 9, 2008 at 11:08 PM
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ZenMom
I agree. In some ways, having Hillary as the Democratic candidate is a victory of women's rights, yes?
posted by
Greenfields
on March 9, 2008 at 7:19 PM
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Loribeth215
I think that may be true. But it was there even the 70s and 80s when I lived in the US. In the 70s we were demonstrating in DC for the ERA or the Equal Rights Amendment - which was never passed. The US constitution is one of the few int he world that does not guarantee equal rights to women and men. It was to be a constitutional amendment and needed ratification of 2/3 of the States. At its saddest - and most ludicrous - moment the Republicans and conservatives said it would mean that women and men would have to use the same toilets - how crazy is that?
posted by
Greenfields
on March 9, 2008 at 7:18 PM
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elysianfields
I am pleased you are now aware of it. I think we an get by the commercialism - somehow cannot escape it.
posted by
Greenfields
on March 9, 2008 at 7:14 PM
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sam444, that's too bad.
posted by
Greenfields
on March 9, 2008 at 7:13 PM
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I agree
My worst nightmare is that some more Bush relatives will pop up somewhere and run for President four years from now.
posted by
Loribeth215
on March 9, 2008 at 2:12 PM
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I saw a few advertisements re: this but, nothing in the mainstream media.........and, yes, it's a shame. However, right now, in the US, we are so caught up in the upcoming election that not much else is discussed. (Most of us are only concerned with getting beyond BUSH......ANYONE but BUSH.........
posted by
ZenMom
on March 9, 2008 at 10:38 AM
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Oddly enough
There is not much said about it here, certainly not many honors given out. I wonder if many women have been lulled into a feeling of complacency about women's rights in general.
posted by
Loribeth215
on March 9, 2008 at 9:56 AM
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I was not aware of this...Sad however that commercialism reaps its greedy cause again, and should taint such an honorable day.
Elyse I trust you will enjoy the honor of IWD
posted by
elysianfields
on March 9, 2008 at 9:36 AM
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I did not. Not much was said in my area. sam
posted by
sam444
on March 9, 2008 at 9:22 AM
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