As so often happens in life, a common thread of an idea has woven its way through my reading over the last week or two. This common thread is the lack of vital representation of women leaders in our society. It started to make itself present through a lecture I listened to that Stephen Lewis gave called, Women: Half the World, Barely Represented. (This was the 4th of the 5 Massey Lectures he gave in 2005.)
Then my son sent me this rather whimsical video called The Bechdel Test,
You would think with such minimal requirements contemporary films would manage to past the test, but it does not appear so.
Then this video by Women's Media Center that was a winner of the Vital Voices youtube contest discussed the curious lack of representation of women in media.
It really makes you wonder doesn't it about how long it has taken to move such small a distance? Or maybe not, the news I read today lifted my spirits. Congratulations Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessa!
Oh goodness. We remain second class citizens. Does this rule apply to books. I will have to go check out a few of my favorites....and a few of the public's favorites. :)
ReplyDeleteSo true that women are underrepresented in so many fields. Hope the next generation will change all that!
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