MeerderWörter’s Comments (group member since Jan 08, 2016)

MeerderWörter’s comments from the Our Shared Shelf group.

Debbie wrote: "Thank you Elizabeth for your suggestion, I'll add her to the list !

some update:
1. I am meeting someone from a French publishing house tomorrow, to talk about the project, so wish me luck ! :)

2..."

Fingers crossed Debbie!

Leda wrote: "Danke, freue mich sehr!! Wir brauchen leider mehrere Unterschriften aber hoffentlich werden wir trotzdem diese Ungerechtigkeit beenden :)"

Ich hab mir überlegt, dass wir das doch als Topic posten könnten, weil man aus der ganzen Welt unterschreiben kann. Dann in Englisch natürlich:)

Laure wrote: "Leda wrote: "Hallo!! Wenn ihr in Deutschland wohnt, unterschreibt ihr bitte diese Petition. Es geht um die Reduzierung der Steuer für Menstruationsblutungen von derzeit 19 Prozent auf maximal 5 Pro..."

Achso okay, das wusste ich nicht. Ich mach das gleich mal:)

Kari wrote: "I'm a little late to the party but I just finished requesting this book at my local library! So excited to start at the very begining of this book list and work my way through it! <3 I have already..."

Enjoy My Life on the Road, there were quite a few of us who have said they felt like part of a legacy after reading it. It is a really good book!

Leda wrote: "Hallo!! Wenn ihr in Deutschland wohnt, unterschreibt ihr bitte diese Petition. Es geht um die Reduzierung der Steuer für Menstruationsblutungen von derzeit 19 Prozent auf maximal 5 Prozent.
Unsere..."

Ich wohn leider nicht in Deutschland, aber ich schau, was sich machen lässt.

In job positions, such as board of directors; or in politics, or elsewhere. Or is that a very European idea that nobody else has heard of it before?

Ashley wrote: "I believe having a quota will help to improve diversity and open a large candidate pool. I recently read an article saying that when there is more than one woman on a board, they are much more like..."

I agree, but we have to be careful, it only improves diversity when it is used intersectional. Otherwise we still have discrimination.

Felicia wrote: "The women's quote?"

Sorry, my brain thought German...

I will amend the title and OP.

My dear OurSharedShelfFamily!

So a colleague and I were talking about the women's quota today and now we are interested in what you all think about it?
What are the positive and negative aspects?

Let read from you,

Meerder

Arnaud wrote: "I can assure you that wearing a kilt is just a delight !"

Aye, never say skirt - otherwise you get kilt:)

Ashley wrote: "what a wonderful first gig for a bug company/organization!

does anyone know if I can find other participating cities?"

I asked HeforShe Graz if they know, and will post in here when I have an answer from them. But I'll look for myself as well now.

EDIT: This is from last year, but I haven't found anything from this year yet:
http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/storie...

Kaydee wrote: "Wow this is neat! Is there a list anywhere of cities participating?"
I'll ask the people from HeforShe Graz if they know more - and come back with more if I have more:)


Meelie wrote: "I'm actually working on a photographic campaign with 500px in collaboration with the U.N., super excited as it's my first photographic gig with a big business, eek.

Here's hoping this year is jus..."

Wow, congratulations on that! May I ask where you take these pictures?

Between November 25th (International Day against Violence against Women) and December 10th (International Day of Human Rights) the "16 Days against Violence against Women" take place.
In this period, buildings around the world will be illumined in orange, in order to #orangetheworld :)

In Austria, Graz will be the first city of Austria to participate, and will therefore illumine the "Uhrturm" (clocktower) in orange from 24th to 26th, as well as the Burgtheater (it's a theater much like the East End or West End in London) on the 25th in Vienna.
You can see pictures of the Uhrturm here:
http://www.heforshe-graz.at/
https://www.graztourismus.at/1_graz/1...

UN Women National Comittee Austria
Soroptimists
Unit for women and equality of the City of Graz
HeforShe Graz

Phoebe wrote: "I’m still confused on why we aren’t allowed to wear tight trousers too, I mean trousers are trousers, boys are allowed why can’t we?"

What bothers me is how boys ARE allowed but you aren't... It would make much more sense if it were the other way around.

Responsible power:
To be able to speak endangered languages or extinct languages, like Massachusett, Shawnee, Potawatomi and Powhatan, in order to help that these languages do not become extinct, and in order to revive them. Power to Algonqiuan languages! (And any other Indigenous languages for that matter)

Silly power: To not have to sleep at all... all-nighters, here I come:)

I would be up for one, anybody else as well?

Phoebe wrote: "Being from the UK, at school we have uniforms so we don’t get dress-coded as much. However, we do if the believe our skirt to be too short if it’s not at knee length and we aren’t allowed to wear t..."

l will never understand why women aren' allowed to wear tight trousers. For "too short" skirts - that is debatable. Because what is "too short"? And why is it that it is obligatory to wear skirts and trousers anyways?
Not much from me on that, but I would really like to hear others' opinion as well.

I just ordered it. I look forward to having it!

Kat wrote: "Thank you for sharing, I learn something new every day. This kind of thing really upsets me, I mean 1 in 5000 is not rare! I feel awful for this woman and many others who have to go through these o..."

If their privates even look "normal" after that! IGM is equatable to FGM in hospital settings, come on, who is in favour of FGM? So why being in favour of IGM?!
On a sidenote, 1 in 2000 infants are born with genitals that cannot be classified as either male or female according to our rigid standards. God damn it, for real!

November 8 is Intersex Solidarity Day!

It is on the birthday of Abel/Herculine Barbin, who was born in Saint-Jean-d'Angély in France in 1838, and committed suicide 30 years later in his flat in Paris.
"A life contingent on what others decided about who, and what they were, Herculine’s life became a fictionalised template for everyone born intersex. "
http://intersexday.org/en/starry-star...
When you read about her life, you can't get not moved - and hers is a story that represents so many intersex lives.



But there are also good news for today:
The highest German court has issued the parliament to rework the civil status law - to work a third option besides male, female and blank into it.
Especially that they announced it today, on Intersex Day of Remembrance, when this day is about a person who committed suicide because she couldn't take it any longer, that for me is very meaningful.

AND then there is another great news - US-Americans, you made history yesterday!
Betsy Driver was elected to the borough of Flemington, New Jersey. Which makes her the first intersex woman in the world to be elected to public office, the first intersex person in the US, and only the second one in the world!
If you would have the opportunity to meet her, you would see her passion she has for the things she holds dear.
http://intersexday.org/en/betsy-drive...

Dear Betsy, congratulations on being elected. I still remember that afternoon when we all gathered for a last time in Vienna before we would all spread again.

XOXY
Meerder