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> From: Erika Meyer <emeyer at lclark.edu>
>
> >social problems aren't necessarily the responsibility of government -
> >especially when some governments think social programs that work
> >involve suppressing women...
>
> Is there a government that does not suppress women?  Where?
> US suppresses the populace with overwork and underpay, IMO.

is that a rhetorical question?  i could answer with some of the
smaller, tribal governments from matriarchal societies past and
present, but that's a cop-out and doesn't address your average 1st-
3rd world nation...

the US government no longer does it -- as a matter pf policy...
women got the vote, most laws banning women in some way have
been repealed, and even government-sponsored organizations take
heat for not letting women in (like the Boy Scouts)...

overwork and underpay is societal, not governmental (and last i
checked, the disparity was steadily decreasing).... the government
doesn't mandate longer hours and lesser wages...



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