Hi Milton, What has Queen Elizabeth really done?? Just joking given that she can't even dress herself and has to be helped to do so. Do you know how difficult women find gomesi to put on? They will need the assistance of four other women and that is where the real problem starts.
Otherwise I think Christine was spot on and our ladies need to get out and claim their rightful place ofcourse next to the men. Thanks my friends. Ejiku On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:31 AM, anguyo milton <[email protected]> wrote: > Come on Christine...the ladies finally need to step out and actually > contribute.They have a role to play like their male counterparts. > > It is very unfair for our female colleagues to take the easy wayout and sit > back and relax.Men can not have a monopoly in all affairs ! There're several > women whose contribution to leadership need to be recognized e.g.Winnie > Byanyima,Betty Nambooze,Margaret Thatcher,Specioza Kazibwe,Queen > Elizabeth,Corazon Aquino,etc-they built their leadership because they were > bold and worked hard to earn their reputations. > > It is speculation "I am sure even if ladies were present at the time of > formation of committees, nobody, including the ladies".......ladies come out > and show what programs they have and if they prove to be the best....we'll > vote for you not on affirmative action but the good ideas you have and the > strength and credibility of your candidacy. > > No stereotype must prevent our ladies who genuinely wish to offer ideas > that will be embraced by all. > > Ladies and gentlemen,we'll support the best ideas ! > > Milton > > > --- On *Thu, 4/22/10, [email protected] < > [email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: WestNileNet Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11 > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010, 5:00 AM > > Send WestNileNet mailing list submissions to > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://orion.kym.net/mailman/listinfo/westnilenet > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of WestNileNet digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: State of Affairs (christine munduru) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:52:21 -0700 (PDT) > From: christine munduru > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Subject: Re: [WestNileNet] State of Affairs > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Message-ID: > <[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Dear all, > I appreciate all the work you are doing and encourage you to continue. > I concur with Wendy, but I think it is not solely the problem of > the ladies , or even the men that the women are inactive/passive but the > patriachy status which is adored too much especially by Westnilers, men and > women inclusive. How many of our brothers in this net regard and treat their > wives the way they would want to be treated? If our brother treats his wife > like a first class citizen, we say he is "controlled" by this woman, may be > even biwitched, a common term used which I dont subscribe to. Therefore he > should treat her like second class citizen and he, the first class that is > when we say he is a man. If a man has no regard for his wife, it is very > unlikely that he will do the same to any other woman. It is unfortunate that > we ladies also promote this alot and we feel we are second class citizens > and any woman who stands up also becomes an enemy to fellow women. This > ideology has shut up women. In this scenario tell me which > woman wants to stand up and oppose the wind, even if the lady has excellent > ideas, it doesnt matter. It must come from a man to be considered worthy. > Some of us have got names for doing this, which for me is an honor and it > gives me more energy. But most ladies choose to "remain feminine" and > therefore passive, to avoid risks of being labelled, let the men "who know" > take lead and women, the "flock" which is exactly what makes our Westnile > community happy. It needs a deliberate effort by both men and women to > bring women to leadership. Otherwise, we are comfortable in our back seats. > I am sure even if ladies were present at the time of formation of > committees, nobody, including the ladies, would have voted for a lady as > committee head. Perhaps the ladies are just members as usual within the > committees. Can we know the membership of the committees? > > Thanks > > Munduru > > > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]>" < > [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]>> > To: [email protected] <http://mc/[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, April 20, 2010 10:13:47 AM > Subject: RE: [WestNileNet] State of Affairs > > > Thanks Caleb, > > However, what happened to the Ladies of Westnile? I don’t see any active > participation/role that they are taking to champion some of these > committees? > I kind of feel our role is too passive. > > When do these committees get formed? How do we who have just recently got > access to the [email protected] > <http://mc/[email protected]>network get actively involved minus > only giving contributions on email etc. > > Regards, > > Wendy. > > > From:[email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>[mailto: > [email protected]<http://mc/[email protected]>] > On Behalf Of Caleb Alaka > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2010 9:42 AM > To: A Virtual Network for friends of West Nile > Subject: [WestNileNet] State of Affairs > > Ladies and Gentlemen, We are not dead but we are seriously doing work. We > gave ourselves time for each committee to accomplish its assignement and in > due course you will get a volcanic result. For avoidance of doubt we have > the following adhoc committees which are in advance stages of tackling its > tasks. The Public University in West Nile committee headed by Eng. Okuni > Patrick, the Father Ruffino Educational committee headed by Amb. Achema > Harold, the Ngaka Effort on Rural adult literacy program, a committee on > documentation of our affairs headed by myself. 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