In my early AIESEC days the issue of gender came up, and some how it ended up with me saying this quote that has haunted me since then: "I'm gender X"
I can't remember at all the situation in which i have said that.
It's been a while since then, but these days that sentence just rings in my head a lot.
Perhaps it's because Hilary lost the primaries, i was never a supporter, but still a woman in the white house would still be cool.
It's a little upsetting though; the general impression i got was that she'd be taking a huge step for women in Politics. I will purposely neglect the Ghandis and the Buttos, coz let's face it, it don't count unless it's democratic! and there's no democracy in dynasties. But what about Margaret Thatcher? Angela Merkel? Golda Meir? Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf (Africa's first elected female president)?
Perhaps it's because of Kuwaiti women not having a single seat in parliament or the shock i got 2 weeks ago when i found out Swiss women were not allowed to vote till 1971! Seventy One!
Perhaps it's because there's a new power woman appearing around the horizon, and i can't wait to see her run the show.
Or perhaps it's because i work with someone who manages to mention gender issues almost on a daily basis.
You set the limits for yourself, some put their limit at woman. I put mine at Gender X!
2 comments:
"it don't count unless it's democratic! and there's no democracy in dynasties"
it doesn't get more dynastic than hillary clinton....
what about hoda sharaawy? ok i only read about her because I lived on the street with her name, but she was pretty cool.
Yeah, i didn't mention her coz she didn't exactly hold a political position.
I agree, so why is everyone making it out like hilary was taking a massive step for women in the world?
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