@Antiseptic: I've been rather busy doing some crisis management and restructuring in my business, which has suffered badly through the significant construction industry slump

A common story. The neighbour next door was looking at winding up his construction related business at around same time. Like you he managed to pulled through it by the skin of his teeth. Where I work isn't construction related, but we have shed a few employees over the last 12 months too. It has been a difficult time for everyone, and from what I can make out still is. I'm glad to hear you are till alive and kicking.

@Antiseptic: My disagreement with Graham was on an entirely different subject

So what was it then?

I think the women in the developing countries would shine were it not for the idiotic money throwing of the western Governments.
If the West would supply these countries with goods & tools instead of money then I bet the women would be way more apt in distributing the goods than their men are presently doing with the cash.

There once was a pretty fish who lived in a stream.

A nearby farmer fished this pond till one day he snagged the pretty one. He was so fascinated with her, he released her & returned every day to feed her and talk to her.

Soon she could use her flippers to walk about the shore. They became great pals.

One day while waiting for the farmer the fish wondered about the 'BBD' (bigger better deal). She thought to herself "I'll take a walk up the river and see the world".

Pretty soon she forgot about the river and entered the world, used mega gigawatts of power and drove big 4WD's and had many children who used even more polluting energy sources than she did. She became a little bored. So She joined the Greens and protested about pollution and those awful men who mined coal and those that generated electricity. Now She was happy!

Then one day she crossed a bridge. She got out of her truck and peered into the river. Something strange stirred in her. The suddenly the rail gave way and she fell .. down .. down till she felt herself drowning. At the last moment she pulled her iphone, called legal aid and a man came & rescued her. He advised her to take the kindly farmer to court and sue him for half of everything he owned because he was responsible for her and thus her drowning.

After she won the case, the woman judge said this is a great day for JUSTICE and a great day for EQUAL rights for all women.

Are there any recorded instances of a female judge ruling against a woman for slapping/disciplining her child ?

Are you implying that the judge is bent, in favor of women. I would like to see more women in the political circle. Look at the absolute guts of Julia, This woman shows what a woman can do.

a597,
In my opinion you're in desperate & serious need of a dose of reality.
I didn't ask what a woman can do. Read my post again.
Women can do anything, females will do anything.