Re: Feminism gone too far in Canada, Off the Notepad, March 4, 2011.

Erin Cardone says, B次元官网网址渓etB次元官网网址檚 not take womenB次元官网网址檚 rights too far.B次元官网网址� Yeah, we wouldnB次元官网网址檛 want to actually be equal or anything.

Her column goes on about how glad she is for feminism, but laments that the outcomes havenB次元官网网址檛 been perfect.

IsnB次元官网网址檛 that just a sign that we need to continue to work harder for equality? She complains that women are overburdened because they work at home and out of the home. Instead of blaming this on feminism, why not work harder at making the workplace more family friendly.

Instead of forcing women into traditionally male domains, why not push to make those domains more mom-friendly? That, in turn, will make them more dad-friendly.

If dads can take time off work for appointments without worrying about their upward mobility, theyB次元官网网址檒l be able to take more of a role in child-rearing and take some pressure off women.

We still need feminism. Women donB次元官网网址檛 make the money men make, they donB次元官网网址檛 rise to the same levels men do and they often donB次元官网网址檛 go into maths and sciences.

WeB次元官网网址檙e battered, raped and murdered at numbers way higher than men. Police and judges blame us for it. WeB次元官网网址檙e not trying to get more than men have. WeB次元官网网址檙e fighting for equality for all. I cannot fathom why Cardone thinks otherwise. Because in one field (domestic custody) we do better than men?

That judges think weB次元官网网址檙e better caregivers than men is simply more of the same stereotyping. Men can be hurt by patriarchy too. FeminismB次元官网网址檚 goal hasnB次元官网网址檛 changed. We just want to be treated with the same respect that men get.

Shannon West

Langford