Have a nice day, Ladies!

[Maqus]

Only in writing or in female communities though.

 

[Brynjar]

I wouldn't mind having an army training, just like men used to have here. It's not mandatory any more I guess, or at least not for 18 months like my father did, hehe, he was even in the counterrevolutionary force in 1968 Chechoslovakia. But childcare is for like 18 years (or even more, like forever), and mandatory military service for a year or half a year and you're done with it, and you're exempted if you're sick, or you admit you're gay or you declare you want to do civil service instead, etc.

Btw, I didn't get anything for Intl Women's Day, so no penny was spent on me. But I was called a "fairy flower" by an old man who let me pass on the street.

that's just the thing, isn't it maqus? more and more men now want to take more responsebility in the raising of a child, but every privilege is granted the woman in those cases. the mother has a lot longer baby perm. period (not sure about the translation). and if the parrents choose not to live togeather, there's no question where the child will end up. when it comes to child care, mens rights are sorely lacking.

and why don't women have mandatory civil service? it's stupid that just because you're a man, you have to serve your country for a year of your life, but if you're a woman you can go on with your education or start your carrier and get a good head start on the men. this in addition to statiscly living longer than us, makes it all very unfair!

 

[breaklose]

women's rights are a good cause, i'm glad they spend some of my money on it. but when i hear that belgium and holland are applying to organise the world-cup in 2000-whatever, well, good for all the fans , but please, not with my money :s

wrong, this woman-day is not gonna improve the life of one single woman in the world, people who were already concerned about this matter wont feel even more concerned after that day, and people who didnt care will keep beating their wives.

on the other hand, if belgium organises the world cup, this means more jobs for the belgians and money for the belgian state and companies, which means more roads, more schools, more hospitals and more subsidies to the poor.

 

[my dying groom]

on the other hand, if belgium organises the world cup, this means more jobs for the belgians and money for the belgian state and companies, which means more roads, more schools, more hospitals and more subsidies to the poor.

If that's true, we obviously did something wrong. World Cup 2006 - die Welt zu Gast bei Arbeitslosen. Heaps of tax money spent for garish or one-off stadiums like in Leipzig, that's all I can see right now, but perhaps my cynicism is overhasty.

 

[Bastet]

as if we wouldn't have to pay for all that! besides, we've got enough roads already

it isn't going to improve the everyday life of women, but it sure can add a bit to the changing of ppl's attitude towards the problem. every drop helps... i'm really convinced of that....or maybe i'm just naive

 

[breaklose]

yeah but think of all the people who were hired to actually build that stadium.

 

[Bastet]

and slow

 

[Maqus]

that's just the thing, isn't it maqus? more and more men now want to take more responsebility in the raising of a child, but every privilege is granted the woman in those cases. the mother has a lot longer baby perm. period (not sure about the translation). and if the parrents choose not to live togeather, there's no question where the child will end up. when it comes to child care, mens rights are sorely lacking.

and why don't women have mandatory civil service? it's stupid that just because you're a man, you have to serve your country for a year of your life, but if you're a woman you can go on with your education or start your carrier and get a good head start on the men. this in addition to statiscly living longer than us, makes it all very unfair!

I agree with you on both issues, but there're a lot of men who don't really care about childcare, cause they see it as mainly women's responsibility. I know there are many counterexamples, and you live in Norway and I in Hungary, which makes a huge difference too. I've read a lot about this lately cause I have to do these social welfare and policy making courses (not cause I want them very much but cause I need the credits), and the statistics show that in most of the European countries it's men who predominantly work and women who are the carers and domestic workers. I mean it's really nice to have some men wanting to have their share (that's why I'm really happy about our Lord, who's another counterexample), but it's not the general European tendency, let alone how thing's are going globally. But I don't agree with the fact that women=mothers and men should be left out of this thing.

I think mandatory military service is stupid in itself, at least in Hungary both men and women got to hate it, it's inefficient and too much money is spent on it.

 

[breaklose]

do you really think wife beaters will feel sorry after a gay documentary on telly?

 

[breaklose]

But I don't agree with the fact that women=mothers and men should be left out of this thing.

i do. this is nature.

 

[Maqus]

I think women's day is nice cause you have the chance to be given snowdrops by your family When you're home. Maybe I'm more tolerant to women's day than to that stupid valentine's day, cause WD was here in socialism and it didn't really become commercialized. It's just flowers, nothing else, and I find that nice.

 

[Bastet]

ah, mehdi, it's not about wife beaters is it!?

 

[Strangelight]

i do. this is nature.

Sexist pig!!! "Women=mothers"??? how can you say such a thing???

 

[Maqus]

Somehow it feels wife-beating and not caring about kids go together anyway.

 

[Strangelight]

When is International Mans Day?

 

[Bastet]

everyday

 

[Susie]

everyday

spot on there irene

 

[breaklose]

if women's rights arent partly about wife beaters, what are they about then? make up?

 

[Maqus]

Yeah, I think Mehdi's right there, it's part of the picture.

 

[Strangelight]

Whats it all about then ladies?