Saltpetre

Jumping in before Jewely, bit rude, but loved the honesty of your post - no bitterness as refreshing as spring rain 'round OLO.

Nah, we don't want women to be like men - just to have the same opportunities and that means if men want to be homemakers - why not? Some women, for reasons I cannot fathom, want to be front line soldiers - no reason they shouldn't if they qualify. We're all wired just a bit differently; male or female - just look at Maggie Thatcher - an excellent example of why we don't want women to be like men.

Cheers

Ammonite
“an excellent example of why we don't want women to be like men”

A highly bigoted, discriminated and prejudiced comment. However, very much a part of feminist training, and I might add, such thinking does quite often occur amongst the ranks of university academics, who like to label something as being “male” if they don’t approve of it.

Best now to expel yourself from the forum, as being too bigoted, discriminated and prejudiced to make any further comments.

vanna,

You surely are a precious flower.

Your comment is overwhelmingly an instance of the pot calling the kettle bigoted, discriminating and prejudiced.

Coming from OLO's most widely acclaimed woman hater, it provoked my first guffaw of the morning - to be followed by many more, I hope : )

Poirot,
Find one instance where I have said something negative about women.

BTW. Feminist do not represent women. Feminists are self appointed.

"When looked at without blinkers, the evidence" that men purposely push women out of science is circumstantial, and wouldn't hold up in a court, even though the author is a barrister.

If girls drop out of science at around 15 - 16, they also tend to drop out of art classes, gymnastics classes and most sports.

Just ask an arts teacher, gymnastics teacher or sports coach.

Most girls (ie the majority) seem to develop over interests around this age, and the author would know this also, but doesn’t mention it.

Now why would that be?

Gosh, it must have been a mere oversight by the author.

Like not.

Hey Saltpetre, very cool name. Why I am in this thread is beyond me, I read the article and thought ‘wha..’ And I’ve eaten a lot of chocolate the last few days.

No worries Ammonite and please never wait for me because you make more sense than I do anyway.

Since time began Vanna if we see something like a big ugly spider people have said “Ew squish him!” This was bought to my attention years ago when my little sister (real one, not comrade in red undie wearing femob) said “that is so sexist how do you know it is male?” “What a twat” I thought, and when did weather events start being given male names? You men just take everything!

Ages of 15 and 16 for boys and girls is an interesting time, usually their interests in everything slides as they become extremely interested in each other and the drama created is amazing. I’d suggest a full year off around this age and throw them all into non-academic stuff then bring them back into school afterwards.

Poirot Vanna has stated he does not hate women… "real" ones anyway; I’m still waiting for the definition. Bare feet and flat head come to mind.

I did say in the opening post for this thread that Vanna "would not be amused". And true to form.....

Jewely, I understand that the 'women' Vanna likes are manufactured in Stepford.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cRrbcv_qKA