Dear Editor,
One could argue for quotas in Parliament if women had in fact been barred from entry into politics, but that has never been the case.
We have had several distinguished female politicians; Rose Leon, Iris King, Enid Bennett, Mavis Gilmour and now we have a woman prime minister, Portia Simpson.
If we seek the answers for male dominance in politics in sociology, we come up with the nonsense that the lady senator is recommending. (People’s National Party senator Imani Duncan recently called for gender quotas in Parliament)
If we seek the answers in anthropology, it all begins to make sense; man is the hunter, the woman is the nurturer and gatherer, politics is a sublimation of the inclination to war and will be always dominated by men.
The well-meaning attempts of the present generation will go nowhere, and as in the past, only exceptional women will rise to the top. It is the same thing in business; the boardroom is the new jungle and men dominate because they are the hunters. The women will dominate marketing and networking because they are nurturers and gatherers and only exceptional women will become CEOs.
I am not impressed by the references to what the Europeans are doing and what some Third World countries are mimicking; the West is in decline and the advocacy of gay marriage, for instance, shows a civilisation moving from progress into decadence under the tyranny of political correctness. To mandate female quotas is an interference with the free choice of the voters and provides an easy access for ladies who might not have the political skills to campaign on their own. Is that what Imani wants, an easy seat?
openmind48
One could argue for quotas in Parliament if women had in fact been barred from entry into politics, but that has never been the case.
We have had several distinguished female politicians; Rose Leon, Iris King, Enid Bennett, Mavis Gilmour and now we have a woman prime minister, Portia Simpson.
If we seek the answers for male dominance in politics in sociology, we come up with the nonsense that the lady senator is recommending. (People’s National Party senator Imani Duncan recently called for gender quotas in Parliament)
If we seek the answers in anthropology, it all begins to make sense; man is the hunter, the woman is the nurturer and gatherer, politics is a sublimation of the inclination to war and will be always dominated by men.
The well-meaning attempts of the present generation will go nowhere, and as in the past, only exceptional women will rise to the top. It is the same thing in business; the boardroom is the new jungle and men dominate because they are the hunters. The women will dominate marketing and networking because they are nurturers and gatherers and only exceptional women will become CEOs.
I am not impressed by the references to what the Europeans are doing and what some Third World countries are mimicking; the West is in decline and the advocacy of gay marriage, for instance, shows a civilisation moving from progress into decadence under the tyranny of political correctness. To mandate female quotas is an interference with the free choice of the voters and provides an easy access for ladies who might not have the political skills to campaign on their own. Is that what Imani wants, an easy seat?
openmind48