"We women have equal pay (well, I did,since 1970 as a teacher), can marry and divorce, buy properties in their own name, are in management roles in Corporate Australia,"
morning picastoc
my friend, I don't know what planet you are on - but, I hope the air is breathable.
You may well have had equal pay being a public servant - but, I am sorry - in the real world - it is not necessarily so.
And, whilst women are in management roles -- you may want to listen to the stories of many women in high level corp. world --- just look at the stuggle to get women into boards and higher management positions -
I suggest being a public servant has clouded you somewhat.
Also - if you actually read my post that you referred to - you will notice that I was referring to what our society was built on -- the PAST
you may well have missed that small but, important point -
please read it again with this fact in mind - and, when you do - perhaps research the laws around marriage from years past - it may be enlightening for you --
indeed - much of it isn't all that past either ----------- a little research into Irish law in the 1970's might enlighten you further
here's some stuff that women couldn't do - and, remember - this is when your are sprouting your 'equal pay'
1. Keep her job in the public service or a bank when she got married
2. Sit on a jury
3. Buy contraceptives
4. Drink a pint in a pub
5. Collect her children's allowance
6. Get a barring order against a violent partner
7. Live securely in her family home
8. Refuse to have sex with her husband
9. Choose her official place of domicile
10. Get the same rate for a job as a man
http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/57301/ten-things-an-irish-woman-could-not-do-in-1970
Being astute, you may notice the fact that at that stage Ireland was a very strong Christian society
coincidence???????????
You may now also notice that it has grown up and dumped at least the Catholic Church big time --
we shall see if Australia begins to show that it is also grown up -- or, will it become the social backwater of the south?
