HRS,

I like your list.

After 40 years of tantrums by feminists, I think we still have a long way to go before we reach equality. When I walk into a doctor's surgery and am not bombarded by posters asking if I have had my papsmear, had my check for breastcancer and HRS therepy. If I can walk in and find a men's magazine rather than Cleo, Women'S Day and what not, then I might feel like my health is valued too, and going to the doctor's is ok.

But the real yardstick will be when feminsts chuck their tantrums about the difficult and dangerous jobs men do. Take the war in Iraq for example. More than 3000 US soldiers have been killed, probably 95% of them men. When feminists jump up and down and say why aren't women getting blown up at the same rate as men then we really might have achieved equality.

dane
"why aren't women getting blown up at the same rate as men?"
BECAUSE WE ARE IDIOTS!
Why men live less years than women?
BECAUSE WE ARE IDIOTS AND DO NOT CARE OUR SELVES!
Why men students are minority in European Universities?
BECAUSE WE ARE IDIOTS AND WE THINK WE WOULD HAVE OUR PRIVILEGES FOR EVER!
Why women have a second sift at home?
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ENOUGH MATURE TO UNDERTAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES!
Why mainly women care the children?
BECAUSE WE DO NOT LEARNED TO BE GOOD, RESPONSIBLE FATHERS!
Why women work mainly part time or in low paid jobs?
BECAUSE WE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST WOMEN!
What can we do for real equality between men and women?
PROGRESSIVE MEN KNOW WHAT TO DO! THE PROBLEM IS MAINLY WITH CONSERVATIVES! USE YOUR BRAIN!

Antonios Symeonakis
Adelaide

Wow, what a daring proposal. And arch conservative Spain even sees the merit!

In Australia it would cause much gnashing of teeth. How else to reward good mates with a few nice little places on boards of companies? What to do with ex pollies and ex CEO's? There are only so many ambassadorships that can be offered.

The men who offered their anti women opinions on this thread are of course entitled to their opinions. Different opinions are welcome, it allows the examination of one owns opinion. The fact that no non-emotive argument could be used for an opposing opinion, even though it appears to be enacted in Norway for purely economic reasons, doesn't do anything except support the dire need for more women on company boards.

Don't worry boys. It's unlikely that any of you would miss out on a spot on any board, even an ironing board. Some ability to articulate and handling very hot items (the iron) without burning oneself is a minimum requirement.

Yes, what we need is lots more women in management, in private industry.

Then it would be like the public service. Havent you noticed how much more efficent it is, than private industry. Thats because affirmative action has shoved lots of ladies up to their 10 level of incompetence.
The health department springs to mind.

Industrial management may even become as good as our water commission. Now, wouldn't that be great?

There could be a very good reason why females have never (or almost never) ruled in any society throughout history (of *all* types). Think about it a little. Defying the natural order may have terrible consequences.

Lots of interesting comments from some males.

The same males who squeal blue murder that Domestic Violence awareness campaigns focus on men being the main perpetrators of physical violence. How do you propose females are kept in their place if you can't slap them around a bit and create legal and religious laws based on the very things that make a person a female?

The reason Steel, that women rarely ruled in any society, has to do with physical power being translated into legal power. It has nothing to do with brains. That little myth has been laid to rest.

Female entrance to high end university courses, from medicine to law is outstripping male entrance from Australia to Iran.