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From: jamcmullan@wateng.UUCP (Judy McMullan)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Madonna
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Date: Mon, 3-Jun-85 16:29:42 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun  3 16:29:42 1985
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	>I thought the whole point of the "womens movement" was to get them
	>off of their backs and into the board rooms?

Uhhhh, not quite. It sounds as if you have your ideas about the women's
movement from the popular press. If you are interested, try reading some
of the feminist magazines and newspapers or well-known feminist books.
You will find that there is a lot more to feminism than the popular media
stereotype of an executive mother. While it is of great benefit to women with
the right talents to be able to move into areas that used to be "men-only"
(and that includes welders and miners as much as executives) the women's
movement also wants recognition and respect for the work women do already.
That is why you sometimes hear proposals of wages for housework or proposals
for pension plans for women doing non-salaried work, etc.
As for sexuality -- naturally there is a tremendous range of feelings about
sexual matters but I think all feminists would like to see the "double
standard" disappear. When that day comes I expect Madonna won't be any more
of a "slut" than Mick Jagger. (They can BOTH be sluts!)

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