Comments on: Support GetUp’s campaign for pay equity - 10 March 2008 http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/10/support-getup%e2%80%99s-campaign-for-pay-equity-10-march-2008/ blog.humanrights.gov.au Sat, 19 May 2012 04:07:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Anonymous http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/10/support-getup%e2%80%99s-campaign-for-pay-equity-10-march-2008/#comment-462 Anonymous Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:15:01 +0000 http://hreocblog.com/2008/03/10/support-getup%e2%80%99s-campaign-for-pay-equity-10-march-2008/#comment-462 Dear Liz, I have read with interest your comments and those of others on this blog. My imperession is that this has become a seriously one sided discussion about what women want. I am not sure why you call it a community based listening tour when the overwhelming topics of discussion are about women, for women and to do with women. It seems that although the statistics are OVERWHELMING when it comes to poor health, (ie one third of funding for men's health issues), suicide rates, lack of equal rights in the courts etc for men the discussion is far from equal. My firm belief is that if women in general are serious about addressing the issues raised they perhaps should think of trying on the old adage of "walk a mile in my shoes". At least trying to see what it is like for men by looking dispassionately at the statistics would be a great step for our WHOLE community to move forwards. Allan Dear Liz,
I have read with interest your comments and those of others on this blog. My imperession is that this has become a seriously one sided discussion about what women want. I am not sure why you call it a community based listening tour when the overwhelming topics of discussion are about women, for women and to do with women.

It seems that although the statistics are OVERWHELMING when it comes to poor health, (ie one third of funding for men’s health issues), suicide rates, lack of equal rights in the courts etc for men the discussion is far from equal.

My firm belief is that if women in general are serious about addressing the issues raised they perhaps should think of trying on the old adage of “walk a mile in my shoes”. At least trying to see what it is like for men by looking dispassionately at the statistics would be a great step for our WHOLE community to move forwards.

Allan

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