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Wonderful tribute to women activists

July 17, 2009 By judy-meredith

Wonderful tribute to women activists in the fight for social economic and racial justice. We stand on their shoulders. 

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  1. justice4all says

    July 17, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    we do.  Thanks for sharing this video and reminding me.  

  2. hlpeary says

    July 17, 2009 at 3:50 pm

    and still are.

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    p>Thanks, Judy.

  3. leo says

    July 17, 2009 at 5:05 pm

    Thanks, Judy, this is great.

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    p>–Leo

  4. sue-kennedy says

    July 18, 2009 at 11:06 am

    Great video! We were there and still have much to do.

  5. liveandletlive says

    July 18, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Woman still do the majority of child raising too, which is not supported by employers.  Woman use their own sick time to tend to their children. Woman who choose to work part time in order to be there for their children have a zero chance of getting ahead in their jobs.

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    p>It is wonderful that we have come as far as we have, but a woman’s role as Mother has been kicked in the butt on the way.  Parent’s should be given additional sick time to tend to the fevers etc that happen throughout the year that only require a day or two to recover from.  Parent’s who put their children first are frowned upon by many employers. It’s ridiculous.  Do they have a clue?  

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    p>In my experience, before I had children, I never used sick time.  After having children, I was always on the edge of being fired for using too much sick time.  This should be our next goal in striving to give woman a level playing field in succeeding in the working world, and being truly independent.  

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    p>It helps a lot when you have loving family members to support you as you raise your children. That is not the case for many parents.  Parents need to be allowed to put their children first, and still be respected as a valued
    employee.

    • christopher says

      July 19, 2009 at 4:02 pm

      I have been of the opinion for sometime that women’s equality has come about as far as it can unless or until the domestic life becomes shared as well.  We’ve made great strides with the idea that women can have professions like men, but somewhere along the line we forgot to tell husbands/fathers that if there is going to be equality in the workplace there needs to be more sweat equity on the homefront too.  In your case, livandletlive, I of course don’t know if your circumstances are such to take advantage of this, but if you are married my first thought would be that you and your husband should split the sicktime needs that derive from your children.  I know couples who very much do NOT assume that the onus is automatically on the mother to stay home with kids, take them to doctor’s appointments, etc.  The other frustration is the mixed messages we get from cultural conservatives.  On the one hand they seem to want mothers to stay home and be there for their kids, but if the other option is welfare, then all of a sudden it’s get off your lazy behind and get to work!

      • liveandletlive says

        July 21, 2009 at 11:56 am

        Corporations have a different view of what it is to be a human being, let alone what it is to raise a family. They simply don’t want to hear it.  Sick time use is evaluated whenever promotions are given.  Using the alotted sick time is in itself a negative, they would prefer you use none at all.  A cultural shift would be more likely to occur if employers would accept that people get sick once in while, and also have children who get sick.  As long as they consider sick time use a negative, there will always be a battle over who stays home when a child is sick.  

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