I was listening to CBC radio this morning in my car and in the course of a mere 2 hours, I heard three distressing items about the sorry state of affairs for the female gender. First off, the Federal Government has just announced the 19 successful candidates for the Canada Excellence Research Chairs program, a program designed to woo high-powered scientists from all over the world. All very well and good I thought until they mentioned that no women were selected for the jobs. Next up, I hear that of the 19 films (what is it with #19?) being considered at the Cannes film festival this year, not one of them was directed by a woman. And then as if to add insult to injury, it was reported only this week, that female dogs are earning just 86% on the male dog's kibble for tricks of equal value.
Well, OK, that last one is bogus, but seriously, the other two are true.
My only solace lies in knowing that Mattel Corporation recently unveiled Barbie's 126th career as voted on by her fans from all over the world. . Yes, Computer Engineer Barbie will be released in the winter of 2010.
Perhaps the tide is turning afterall.
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