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10/28/09
Other countries have a more collectivist mindset. An Icelandic with no plans to have kids is unlikely to think she should get something for another woman's childbearing. Raising children is a collective responsibility. Good family leave policies and subsidized day care help children grow up to be responsible adults. And that benefits the childfree because it ups the odds they'll have a nice nurse when they're in the home.
We're all in this together. #gendergapindex
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"67% of countries were found to be improving in terms of gender equality, 33% are getting worse," but wouldn't this be the case if all the countries were objectively improving as well, since it seems to be referring to movement in the rankings, and not the actual markers used to make the rankings?
Forbes used the same language, so I'm not sure if I'm just missing something here... #gendergapindex
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I thought it wasn't perfectly clear from the Forbes page exactly what they were referring to, but maybe I'm just really sleep deprived. #gendergapindex
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And just because this deserves to be on Jez, I was reminded of my favorite quote ever from FP magazine:
"The crisis is man-made," claims banker Halla, 40, who like all Icelanders, is only addressed by her first name. "It's always the same guys," she says. "Ninety-nine percent went to the same school, they drive the same cars, they wear the same suits and they have the same attitudes. They got us into this situation -- and they had a lot of fun doing it," she says.
[blog.foreignpolicy.com]
(I also recommend their piece on The Death of Macho in re: the recession.) Erm, that is all. #gendergapindex
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I don't wonder. If I had a nickel every time some American putz told me American women were lucky because we were completely equal in the eyes of the law (what about the stuff that falls outside those bounds? Oh how bad can it be? Your clitoris wasn't mutilated, was it? You're right. Hurray!) #gendergapindex
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While I'm pretty happy to see that NZ is right up there, again, it disturbs me how far the gap is between us and Australia (not to mention USA!).
And now that Helen Clark no longer leads us, I guess I can probably put my World Leader Support behind Johanna Sigurðardóttir. Whatta woman! #gendergapindex
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I also says that in 3 provinces maternity leave can be shared, as you mentioned. #gendergapindex
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As someone mentions upthread, the female PM is there to fix things, not the cause of their economic woes. #gendergapindex
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We are raising taxpayers, after all, who will someday support the government, and yes, who will someday support you through their wages. The least they can do is give the child some of that up front so they can have a mother and/or father who can keep them home for three months when they are still pretty fragile, and while the mother is sill recovering physically and emotionally from the rigors of pregnancy and childbirth. #gendergapindex
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I guess they get an A for effort... #gendergapindex
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As a side note, I'm Irish, and I do think women here are more visible in politics, education, business and the media than they are in the US or UK, where I've also lived. That's totally anecdotal and intangible, but it's just my impression! #gendergapindex
10/28/09
I feel that whenever business or media is discussed it is always a parade of men (like in the tribunals or Anglo's golden circle)
I'm Irish too, and while I do think we could do with more women in politics, I think we are lucky in that the ones we have do tend to rise quite high. I read someone where once (and I'm sure I read it, and I'm not just pulling it out of my ass) that Ireland is the only country in the world that has elected sucessive women as the head of state. #gendergapindex
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As for the media, I'll concede that may be a consequence of the fact that I've been working at home lately and have watched a LOT of daytime tv!
I will say, though, that I recently went to a school reunion and it was striking how much better the women were doing (we're in our mid-20s). Given the recession a fair number just didn't have jobs at all, but the women were outperforming the men in a serious way, in fields ranging from pharmaceuticals to teaching to grad school. I was particularly struck by the fact that the girls who didn't have jobs were at least doing something, often graduate programmes or part-time work, whereas the guys seemed totally lost. #gendergapindex
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I think things have definitely improved in politics, especially because I think we are moving a bit away from political dynasties, so women who run and are elected aren't just the daughter of someone.
As for the media, have you also become weirdly hypnotised by The Afternoon Show? #gendergapindex
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Now, Japan's gender equality situation is another discussion. #gendergapindex
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Therefore, gender equality causes bankruptcy. #gendergapindex
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Therefore, elves and fairies are required for true gender equality. #gendergapindex
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