Divisions in society
■ ■ gj r> — it is an. unaired characteristic of our society that most men, especially those with any power, are afraid of women! Such men are ready to misunderstand the women’s movement and so Carl Smith (February 15) worries about “wedge-driv-ihg.” He may not see that a male-dominated world has long ,fostered a division, between the sexes ■ on the of . non-proven, intellectual and.. psychological differences. Society needs every-. spark of creativity -that every free spirit can generate and yet some men are threatened , by <any woman striving to reach her unique‘potential, as those of us ; in the working world find often. -The-: women’s . movement guided us beyond .maledefined'roles;, “dream kit-, chens” ' and passivity to Xiianaging our public and ■private- lives as responsible ■lhdiyidilals.;-Men.stillt o^buf/society/by their; self-professed ability to
see issues logically and without emotion. By fearing feminism, they at least prove that. emotion does affect their logic. — Yours, etc. RHONA THORPE. February 16, 1980.
Divisions in society
Press, 18 February 1980, Page 16
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in