I guess the word Paternal(ism) is the one that springs to mind. Another one with a negative conotation sadly.
On 4/3/06, Julie Clarke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have found this thought provoking – > > And I am left wondering about the English language; we have a word for a > male dominated society patriarchal, and a word for a female dominated > society but I am at a loss to come up with the right word for a society in > which the male and female genders are represented equally…. Perhaps the > "feminist society"…. > > That's the world I'd like to live in… > > Warm hug > > Julie > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jo Watson > Sent: Sunday, 2 April 2006 9:22 PM > > To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au > Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] quote of the week > > > > > > > So true, Mary. Women are the harshest judges of eachother. Some of the > pregnancy/birth/parenting forums I read show this to be true in almost every > topic. :( > > > > > > Jo > > > > > > > On 02/04/2006, at 3:58 PM, Mary Murphy wrote: > > > > > > > "If I could wave my wand, our culture would be matriarchal...one of peace, > of softness...where children are beloved, where women are revered and taken > care of, where birth and mothering are honored and supported."— Raven Lang > Midwifery Today Issue 70" Wish this was true. It seems to me that women > judge each other harshly. MM > > > > > > > > > -- My photos online @ http://community.webshots.com/user/mike1962nz My Group online @ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PSP_for_Photographers New Photo site@ Mike - http://mikelinz.dotphoto.com Lindsay - Http://likeminz.dotphoto.com "Life is a sexually transmitted condition with 100% mortality and birth is as safe as it gets." Unknown -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
