Dear Friends, (A) I must commend Placinto on his beautifully written article on "Great Goan Women".
In fact, even better, he has given a solution to all Goans, as to how, probably, a better alternative to bad governance by goan males in Goa, is, "to reserve 100% of the assembly seats to Goan women for just a decade,...". A fantastic solution to all the annual, childish, immature tantrums which are resorted to by goan politicians which are time and money-consuming re-elections, in Goa. (B) Selma's e-mail, below was also interesting, as it praised all Great Indian women, but unfortunately, the men of those states, such as Maharashtra, Kerala etc... have not praised their own women, but Placinto, a goan male has praised Goan Women. Great!!!!!!!! Her statement in her e-mail below:- "Conversely many a Goan female leads a very sheltered life and is unable to hold a conversation on anything other than maids and babies", is surprising, because every Goan woman I meet, loves to speak about, not only maids and babies, but also ...politics, careers, women's rights....etc. I agree, many a Goan female is proud and privileged to lead a very sheltered, but, safe life, with love, support,help and respect from family members. Can any of you tell me, whether Madame Reita Faria, of Tivim village, Goa, who won the "Miss World" Title did so, by speaking about maids and babies?????. Regards ======================================== There are no quick solutions in this article, because the one who might be in the best position to address and solve Goan women problems is the Goan women itself. She is in the best position to understand their situation, understand her point of view, think compassionately and address their problems one day at a time. With Goan Male Politicians performance hitting the low of lows, now might be a best time to give our Great Goan Women a chance to lead Goa. Wishful thinking?, but somehow if we could reserve 100% of the assembly seats to Goan women for just a decade, one thing can be guaranteed along with improving the state of women lives, they will bring dignity, honesty, integrity, and compassion in their work. =============================================== >Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 03:05:33 -0700 (PDT) > From: Carvalho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [Goanet] Great Goan Women >To: Plastino DCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >--- Plastino DCosta <[EMAIL >PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Just because our Goan women are notch > > better than their Indian counterparts is no great > > consolation. >--------------------------------- >I enjoyed this article because it does touch upon two >ground realities in Goa, that of women being left >behind to raise families single-handedly and that of >professional Goan women being unable to find suitable >partners. > >However, the above line mars the article because one >can't simply say that Goan women are a notch better >than their Indian counterparts. I have a great many >Indian women friends from Keralites to Tamilians to >Maharastrans, who will simply bowl you over with their >intellectual prowess, their accomplishments and their >breath of reading. Conversely many a Goan female leads >a very sheltered life and is unable to hold a >conversation on anything other than maids and babies. > >Ofcourse there are many an accomplished Goan women, >but no more or no less than their Indian counterparts. > >selma
