Speaking from a Female Perspective Isn’t Sexist
I read a post from a male friend on facebook who was upset over Carly Fiorina quoting Margret Thatcher during the Republican debate: “If you want something talked about, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman.”
He was angry at her for both saying it and thinking it. He thought she was being sexist against men. He was upset that none of the male Presidential candidates took issue with her. He assumed the reason they didn’t was out of fear of being labeled sexist.
I suggested to him that they didn’t respond because they knew there was a lot of truth to what she was saying and they didn’t want to step into that hornet’s nest.
Are Male and Female Brains the Same or Different?
Recently I read a blog that announced there was no difference between male and female brains. The author was too anxious to state that men’s and women’s brains are the same and therefore men and women are the same, that she missed some important information. She...
Finally All Military Combat Positions Open to Women
I was going to publish another article but just saw that the Secretary of Defense is going to announce a plan to open all combat positions to women. I’m glad women will now have the opportunities I couldn’t. When I was in the Air Force women weren’t allowed to be any...
What Makes a Woman Less Feminine?
I have two questions for you. What makes a woman less of a woman? And What makes a woman less feminine? Do you see them as the same question or as different questions? How you answer that depends upon how you define “feminine.” I looked up “feminine” in many...