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by *Don Franks* NZ prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s bearing of a baby while in office has understandably launched many words. Michelle Duff writing in the NZ Herald enthused: "When her partner Clarke Gayford is excited about being a stay at home dad, it's equally inspirational. "It sets a precedent. It normalises powerful women and nurturing, caring men. It decimates outdated ideals of where a mother 'should' be - at home, with the children, while dad earns the money. It smashes those boring boxes and makes room for new shapes, new ways we can all live our lives. "It creates a conversation about pregnancy, and motherhood, and what's expected, and what sucks. It means we are thinking and talking about how workplaces and attitudes can be improved.” Something in that I think. Just, not in Duff’s mind-numbing. . ." full at: https://rdln.wordpress.com/2018/06/22/equality-with-the-stars/ _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
