tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post937669878944424652..comments2023-10-28T22:19:47.598+08:00Comments on RACONTEUR-ESQUE SCRIBBLINGS: Typing on Keyboards in Defence of GenderTerra Shieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-4060952044278774222010-03-02T22:49:20.649+08:002010-03-02T22:49:20.649+08:00Ricardo: It's mostly the middle aged men who d...Ricardo: It's mostly the middle aged men who do that and people with political interest... say something silly and everyone in the country will google your name, etc... <br /><br />Aunty: How so very true! A friend was once refused from a job just because she mentioned that she was about to get married in a year - they asked the question during the interview, imagine that. <br /><br />I suppose the situation is somewhat similar here regarding males and their roles in the family - which they surprisingly place on women - must say that the men I know (from work, especially) seem to place importance in their family, and the place I work in does have allocation for paternity leave for new dads.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-70794383079228263532010-03-02T19:39:57.862+08:002010-03-02T19:39:57.862+08:00Ah Ricardo, but what if they all have their period...Ah Ricardo, but what if they all have their period at the same time? The country will surely crumble! <br /><br />Oh yeah I've heard it all. The teaching thing pisses me off as it is a difficult skill to teach, and deserves more respect than it generally gets. I think people are drawn to the stability of civil service. So women who have a family or want to start probably think more about stability than the rest of us.<br /><br />I think there's generally a lack of discussion about men and the family. Here there's no legal requirement to give fathers paternity leave when a child is born - as if they should be unaffected, and it seems reflective of society's general acceptance that men should/can have little to do with the family. I can't help but think something that would do the cause of women much good would be to include men more in family matters (I apologise for the terrible construction of that sentence! but you know what I mean). If men were more included (as many want to be) in the caring side of families then there would be less pressure on women in the workplace and less assumptions like 'don't hire her she'll just have kids and then never be a work'. I'll stop rambling now!Mairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110865608550754101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-56778243796390157602010-03-02T14:32:48.964+08:002010-03-02T14:32:48.964+08:00What exactly is supposed to go wrong with all thes...What exactly is supposed to go wrong with all these women in the civil service? So what? If they are getting good jobs and advancing then good for the women making it. Some of the guys in my gender get a little too flaky over nothing. It's 2010! Hello!?!?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393234934008656683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-61779646150114068652010-02-28T17:28:35.229+08:002010-02-28T17:28:35.229+08:00Apparently not...Apparently not...Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-30755306726898178212010-02-28T06:20:00.264+08:002010-02-28T06:20:00.264+08:00Evidently there isn't as much concern about me...Evidently there isn't as much concern about men needing to focus on their personal lives and families?Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-14132808014731596772010-02-27T23:52:32.949+08:002010-02-27T23:52:32.949+08:00Hmmm... probably.
Thanks for visiting :)Hmmm... probably. <br /><br />Thanks for visiting :)Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-36032689582054154092010-02-27T17:07:56.564+08:002010-02-27T17:07:56.564+08:00oh yes.... i have heard that one too.. become a te...oh yes.... i have heard that one too.. become a teacher, take a govt job, take an "easy" profession.. bcs the man in ur life will not be able to cope with your insane hours and ambition, if any. <br /><br />And what hurts the most is that all of it is true...How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-81577669471108270822010-02-27T09:31:50.485+08:002010-02-27T09:31:50.485+08:00Nick: They just need to say something... maybe to ...Nick: They just need to say something... maybe to get attention, I don't know...<br /><br />SAW: Hear! Hear! I believe people should be judged based on merit... and not their gender.<br /><br />Anon: Que tu problema?<br /><br />Nursemyra: That could be the case... although admittedly there were quite a number of male teachers in my primary school.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-68280386682424308812010-02-27T06:20:27.990+08:002010-02-27T06:20:27.990+08:00The reason most teachers are women is men don'...The reason most teachers are women is men don't see it as a "status" job. when really, if you think about it, teaching is one of the most important jobs in the world.<br /><br />Maybe THAT'S why women do it so wellnursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-45838946101115254652010-02-27T00:48:30.543+08:002010-02-27T00:48:30.543+08:00Why shouldn't half the population have half th...Why shouldn't half the population have half the decision making power? We have so far still to go.secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-46637947262207230502010-02-26T23:08:43.779+08:002010-02-26T23:08:43.779+08:00There are many dinosaurs in this country that thin...There are many dinosaurs in this country that think women should have no rights at all! I'm not surprised we have idiots lie this Ahmad Shah fellow spouting nonsense like this.Nick Phillips (15/03/1967 - 04/11/2022)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01043552434776358684noreply@blogger.com