On 10/24/06, Yoshie Furuhashi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It seems to me that PEN-l men are unaware of the global prevalence of pro-natalist rhetoric. Men really don't know much about how women are treated in politics. Here's an example from Norway:
Not only is pro-natalist rhetoric and policies common in the West and in Japan, such policies are also usually based on xenophobic rationale. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4768644.stm Also none of this has any relevance to Iran: in Iran's case, pro-natal policies are not justified by any demographic data as far as I know, so Ahmedinejad's motives may be questionable. -raghu.
