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Issue No. 130 | 05 April 2002 |
Lights Out on The Hill
Interview: Change Agent Industrial: Balancing the Books Unions: Breaking Out Politics: Pissing on the Light on the Hill History: Of Death and Taxes International: Now That's a Strike! Satire: Mugabe Voted Miss Zimbabwe: Denies Election Rigged Poetry: Flick Go The Branches Review: Red, Red Clydeside
Brogden's Worker Creds On The Line Melbourne Faces Budget Day Gridlock Unions Call for Middle East Peace Queensland Casuals Step Forward Worker Stood Down for Dunny Action Indigenous Jobs on Union Agenda Building Workers Honour Fallen Cop Robbo and Latham to Go Three Rounds ACT Health Workers Flex Muscles Casual Rights On Agenda As Full-Time Jobs Collapse Workers Health Centre Offers Affordable Care
The Soapbox Sport Week in Review Postcard
Chikka's Legacy Socialists in the UK Organising Globally Grape Disappointment Union Resignations : Crisis or Opportunity?
Labor Council of NSW |
Letters to the Editor Chikka's Legacy
Discerning people would not be surprised to hear that Kerry Chikarovski's colleagues voted for a male to replace her as opposition leader. Australia is backward in its attitudes towards women in politics.
The majority of political journalists are males who have never provided the opportunity for the citizens of NSW to get to know Mrs Chikarovski's intelligence and commitment to the interests and concern of families and women.
I think that as a mother of two teenagers Mrs Chikarovski brought life experiences that broaded the male dominated gorilla- like perspectives in NSW parliament.
Is it that as more men in positions of power and influence are being exposed for corruption and criminality some people may fear women in power? Women are not all squeaky clean but generally much less likely to be involved in bribery, violence, corruption, drug trafficking and paedophilia. Women who are mothers are much less likely to agree with the soft approach to illegal drugs being pushed by people like the 'mummy's boy' type who will replace Chikorovski as Opposition leader.
Women are most wasted resource in this country and as social problems spiral out of control blocking women out of power positions will yet bring peril for all of us.
Kathryn Pollard
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