Emancipation or liberation?

Press, 9 April 1977, Page 14

Emancipation or liberation?

Sir, —An article in today's issue of "The Press,” headlined “Emancipation — ‘Yes'; liberation — ‘No’,” merely speaks for the continuing imprisonment of women to suit the convenience of homeloving men. Too many human males are still children, sucking their thumbs, afraid of growing up because women may no longer want to mother them.—Yours, etc., ROSIE WITTY. April 6, 1977.

Sir, — Briar Cambourn’s article on the women’s movement in New Zealand was long overdue — it did a little to balance the extensive media coverage of the militant factions. There are insidious changes taking place within our community as the more radical minority of the Liberation movement receives more of a voice and the mass of unheard women they supposedly speak for receive less. They are forcing a separatist movement upon the sexes which can only create disharmony.

Why, then, in the next two months. are two women’s groups holding a "Save our Homes” Campaign and also a “United Women’s Convention”? We live in a society where the family is the integral unit — why then are men not included in these conventions? Where is the emphasis on "Man — the father, husband, worker, lover etc"? — Yours, etc., SALLY ANSLEY (Mrs). April 6, 1977.