Sep. 4th, 2008
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Sep. 4th, 2008 11:57 amBit of an addendum to my recent wimmins posting:
It's the law: men do fewer chores
Quoth Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick: "There is an inadequate level of protection for men against discrimination on the basis of family responsibilities and it provides a strong disincentive for men to take on a greater care-taking role within the family unit."
OHYES. This is the next step in equality. I hope it will address one particular Catch-22: she's paid less, so it makes more sense for her to be the one to give up work and look after the kids, so her career is the one that's affected, so she ends up being paid less...
When I come to power, workplaces will include mandatory creches. OHYES.
It's the law: men do fewer chores
Quoth Federal Sex Discrimination Commissioner, Elizabeth Broderick: "There is an inadequate level of protection for men against discrimination on the basis of family responsibilities and it provides a strong disincentive for men to take on a greater care-taking role within the family unit."
OHYES. This is the next step in equality. I hope it will address one particular Catch-22: she's paid less, so it makes more sense for her to be the one to give up work and look after the kids, so her career is the one that's affected, so she ends up being paid less...
When I come to power, workplaces will include mandatory creches. OHYES.
1. Mork in Wonderland. Mork shrinks to such a tiny size that he falls into a parallel universe. The story turns out to be terrible rubbish, but it powerfully affected me as a youngster (I guess I was about ten). To this day I have weird nightmares about shrinking into another world, and sometimes being trapped there. I even have a funky little spaceship to do it in, which looks like a seashell. No sign of that in the M&M ep.
2. Blood Moon. As splendid as I remember from my immense Quantum Leap binge, I think in 1994. Everyone in it gets the joke and plays their role absolutely to the hilt; Sam and Al's banter is at its peak; the music is great (it's on the soundtrack album - a great organ piece based around the fugue 'n' toccata).
3. Battle of the Planets, but better still, the immensely superior Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, of which more shortly.
2. Blood Moon. As splendid as I remember from my immense Quantum Leap binge, I think in 1994. Everyone in it gets the joke and plays their role absolutely to the hilt; Sam and Al's banter is at its peak; the music is great (it's on the soundtrack album - a great organ piece based around the fugue 'n' toccata).
3. Battle of the Planets, but better still, the immensely superior Science Ninja Team Gatchaman, of which more shortly.