Dear Joe,

Well I give up. I've tried twice to give you the
ABS stats for the percentages of women in top
positions in Australia compared to men. I can't
seem to get the link to work. Anyhow you'll have to
take my word for it. The fact remains that the
top jobs are still usually given to men. As are
public awards as are positions in parliament and
so it goes.

It's lovely to have men opening doors for women as
a courtesy (although if women opened doors for men
it would draw reactions of discomfort I imagine
rather than gratitude). As feminists point out,
just as interesting as the question of why men
open doors for women is the question of -
which doors they open for women. Certainly not the
symbolic doors that lead to positions of power, wealth,
and influence.

After 11 years of exile the rock Pluto could again be integrated as a planet. It always said it was but the word was foreign to astronomy. Pluto only asks to be left in orbit with occasional swings toward the
more developed planets.

So that's where you've been, Nick ?

Dearest Foxy,

Labas. Yes, I agree that genuine gender equality is still a sway off, which makes me frustrated with some of the side-tracking issues like the Unsafe Schools fiasco. I've always thought that lumping feminist and homosexual issues, each okay in its own right, was a big mistake, but I suppose one that was bound to be made.

Yes, there is courtesy and there is genuine equality. I think women deserve both. But one shouldn't be used as a smokescreen for denying the other.

Meile,

Joe

Foxy, more immigration of Muslims and other medieval men is hardly going to help the status of women, is it?

If immigration were exclusive to advanced development countries, no such problem. They are at least on the same level as us, as far as women and other rights and liberties generally.

British settlement in 1788 and today's immigration are oranges and apples.
There were cultures here, but they were *less* advanced than the settlers. When has any people ever assimilated into a lower culture?

There was no permanent infrastructure, so it was possible to establish a new town or farm on undeveloped land.
There is virtually nowhere today where immigrants could establish a new settlement.
They *must* live amongst the established society, and allegedly that's why they're here (Skills).

There are over 6000 languages/cultures in the world.
There is one predominant language in Australia.
Far more sensible and efficient for everyone to know English, than for English speakers to learn even "Hello/Thanks/Yes/No/Goodbye" in 6000 languages.

"The Islamic Special Religious Education, which teaches Islamic scripture to 20,000 students in NSW public schools, has advised teachers that Muslim students “may appear to be more tired or inattentive’’ while they fast from dawn to dusk.
In a “Ramadan guide for schools’’, the ISRE says fasting is required of all Muslims who have reached the age of ­puberty — which can be as young as nine — unless they have a medical condition.

“You can help by allowing teachers to grant concessions to fasting students where possible, such as requests for time out, flexible schedules and lighter homework assignments, or less strenuous playground activities, especially towards the latter half of the day,’’ the guide states."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/muslim-ramadan-fast-not-healthy-for-schoolkids-says-australian-medical-association/news-story/95048f44bcf0453d8a28e067a3372bb1

So Australian society must adapt to the wants of Islam.

There is never any reference to the over-eating and just plain gutsing that is enjoyed after the sun goes down.

"So Australian society must adapt to the wants of Islam."
Mussies know guns and a teacher pointing a pistol will focus their minds. Some European kids need the toilet , get asthma , broken bones or have one arm but they still do their lessons and play football without excuses.