tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post5117611345611305252..comments2024-03-15T10:20:32.419+02:00Comments on A Jewish Grandmother : Me, A Feminist?Batyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-10163307160426538582012-01-12T08:32:17.200+02:002012-01-12T08:32:17.200+02:00Shalom!
a, IMHO putting "dykish", or any...Shalom!<br />a, IMHO putting "dykish", or any other possibly offensive term, in quotes is a sign that the writer does not necessarily approve of the word but rather is using it because, unfortunately, it is the best way to describe something.<br />Batya, I'm not denying that there is more than occasional discrimination against women in the workforce. Women - single, married, mothers, everyone - should be judged by the work that they do, including the hours they are willing to work, which should not be assumed, but rather negotiated, and nothing else.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-22681317408254939342012-01-12T06:41:10.760+02:002012-01-12T06:41:10.760+02:00Hadassa, that's true, but single women shouldn...Hadassa, that's true, but single women shouldn't be relegated to "women's jobs and salaries." And women in their forties and fifties (and older) have been proven to be t he most reliable workers. And they don't do miluim.<br /><br />a, sorry, but I don't think there is a term you'd like that would explain it better. I use the "slang" of my generation.Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-82170132905255534592012-01-12T05:04:05.435+02:002012-01-12T05:04:05.435+02:00I don't think you realize how inappropriate yo...I don't think you realize how inappropriate your use of "dykish" is. It is an offensive term and even your use of it is negative in its conotation as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-87842173963272307252012-01-11T23:17:22.999+02:002012-01-11T23:17:22.999+02:00Shalom!
How can we claim that we want equal work f...Shalom!<br />How can we claim that we want equal work for equal pay and then demand special treatment during pregnancy, maternity leave and then special conditions for working mothers? We can't have it both ways. And how about the recent issue of retirement age for women?<br />Women should not be denied employment on the basis of gender or fired for getting pregnant, but let's face it, a woman who has a child every 1 1/2 to 2 years, up to 8 or more times, and takes off three months or more each time, is not working the same as a man who goes on reserve duty for a week or two a few times a year. If she has to take off time during pregnancy, which is not uncommon, that adds to the difference. It may not be fair that women take more time off from work than men do when children are sick, but until that situation changes, that's another difference.Hadassanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-1527205496377931202012-01-11T16:32:50.979+02:002012-01-11T16:32:50.979+02:00Risa, if you say so. Feminism like all females se...Risa, if you say so. Feminism like all females seems to keep reinventing. Our daughters live differently from how we did, and who knows what will be with our granddaughters...Batyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09402874037427009327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8476955.post-34982184524918830352012-01-11T06:28:37.724+02:002012-01-11T06:28:37.724+02:00"Does that make me a feminist?"
Absolute..."Does that make me a feminist?"<br />Absolutely!<br />Don't be afraid of it!<br />We are expected to be Supermom, especially by those who don't define themselves as feminists (you know who you are, guys) but without the rights. So it's just as well there are feminists in this world.Risa Tzoharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05012097234847651866noreply@blogger.com