Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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nesea wrote:

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 Looooooook ... it was just one of those moments in life, when your gaydar starts screamin' at ya, and you glance over, and are absorbed by a "vibe" and your heart goes pitty pat, and you already have a camera draped around your neck, and see a total stranger, and think to yourself ... "Well, now, someday, if they fates decided to make it so, and we ended up growing old toget--- and she ended up tending to me in my old(er) age ... well, it would be nice to have some sort of documentation of our first moment.



Or something like that.

FTR, BD's "stalking" of celebrities consists (pretty much) of having her camera with her during meet and greet sessions after a concert she's just attended, and possibly then later being outside the stage door with same camera as the talent boards her tour bus, and sometimes, a subtle exchange of phone numbers occurs.

Well, and then there's the "car with the rainbow sticker" thing ...   

We're really a lot more benign than our publicity managers (who are sometimes US) would like to have you believe.

We're not stalkers, really, just healthy lusty lesbian paparazzi.

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healthy lusty lesbian paparazzi, the subtle exchange of phones numbers and rainbow car stickers  ...

benign .. yep .. sure, that's how I would describe it ... innocent and benign ;) 

nesea wrote:

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EU-wide campaign seeks to eliminate gender pay gap


On the flip side of this, (and I am in no way trying to imply or say this justifies anything), I read recently that men are becoming unemployed at a far faster rate than women. Of course that's because employers are paying women less to do the same work and women tend to hold more part time positions then men do. And naturally those part time usually jobs come with no benefits like health or unemployment insurance.

So this pay disparity has kept more women working ... at a cost.  

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I heard this the other day too and i think they were referring to the US or perhaps the western countries?  this recession has hit all levels of employement here and many of those jobs lost were jobs that had been secure in the past the investment banking stock markets and manufacturing areas for instance.  these were probably jobs held by men. on a global level tho ive also heard that its expected to hit more women than men and thats especially important in developing countries.  the micro financing efforts that targeted women in the last decade made great strides in improving the living situations for all, not only the employed women. they were able to afford education for their children,the kids were less prone to disease due to better nutrition etc. those jobs will probably be lost.  i think we are beginning to see some movement with health insurance and benefits which may make it less important for employers to offer the jobs as part time no bennies only.  from what i, hearing the only way to deal with the entitlement programs is to reform health care and then there is the global disadvantage for those employers who are still providing those benefits.  maybe, fingers crossed, this problem will finally be solved

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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EU-wide campaign seeks to eliminate gender pay gap 

Published: Wednesday 4 March 2009   

Ahead of International Women's Day (8 March), the European Commission yesterday (3 March) launched a EU-wide campaign to help narrow the pay gap between women and men and boost gender equality.

"In today's economic climate, equality between women and men is more important than ever. Only by reaping the potential of all our talents can we face up to the crisis," said EU Equal Opportunities Commissioner Vladimír pidla. 

The Commission's figures, released yesterday, show that women across the 27-nation bloc earn an average of 17.4 percent less than men. 

Employment of women in the EU has steadily risen in recent years, according to the Commission. Currently, 58.3% of women are employed compared with 72.5% of men. Women still work part-time more often than men (31.2% of women and 7.7% of men), and they remain trapped in low-wage sectors, like health, education and public administration, the EU executive found in a 2009 

The gloomy situation is worsened by the fact that women represent the majority (59%) of all new university graduates. 

"The gender pay gap has multiple causes and needs multiple solutions. Tackling it requires action at all levels and a commitment from everyone concerned, from employers and trade unions to national authorities and every citizen," added pidla. 

Involving women in politics and getting more women to fill high-level positions is seen as key to accelerating the drive for equality. The Commission yesterday presented an experts' report confirming the under-represntation of women in economic decision-making and European politics. 

The experts said women make up just 31% of the European Parliament's 736 MEPs, 24% of their counterparts in national parliaments and 25% of national government officials. 

According to the report, the central banks of all 27 member states are led by a male governor, while the workforces of the banks' key decision-making bodies are dominated by men (83% compared with 17% women).

Aware of the discriminatory environment in EU politics, the European Women's Lobby (EWL) launched a petition last September to have equal representation of women and men in all EU institutions. 

"There will never be equal treatment in gender terms, as long as our decision-making institutions have a gender-biased membership. It is not just a matter of rights, it is a matter of sensitivity to the issues that deserve priority and to the manners of dealing with them," writes Giuliano Amato, a former Italian prime minister and vice-president of the EU convention on the future of Europe, on the EWL campaign's blog. 

(end of article -- additional information found at article's source:

EurActiv.com - EU-wide campaign seeks to eliminate gender pay gap | EU - European Information on Social Europe )

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OMG, wouldn't it be neat if we could trade world politicians like baseball players. There's just something about the French Prime Justice/ Attorney General that I really like. Can't quite put my finger on it.  Okay, sue me. I went to Target, the mind wonders, politics comes up, financial equality, talk of a revolution and this beautiful French creature pops into my head.  

Theirs.......Ours. Yes I know its a serious subject. Is my font as small as it looks to me?

 

EU-wide campaign seeks to eliminate gender pay gap 


On the flip side of this, (and I am in no way trying to imply or say this justifies anything), I read recently that men are becoming unemployed at a far faster rate than women. Of course that's because employers are paying women less to do the same work and women tend to hold more part time positions then men do. And naturally those part time usually jobs come with no benefits like health or unemployment insurance.

So this pay disparity has kept more women working ... at a cost.  

nesea wrote:

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BoxDog wrote:

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Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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BoxDog wrote:

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You know my "meet famous, inspirational women and jump out of the bushes to make them talk to me goal"?

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Which begs the question ... So how's that going for you?

 

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Hey, I did Dar and Lily in a short span of ten days. DeFranco was next but she pissed me off, though I still have a couple of weeks to change my mind.  She's still iconic, even if she isn't truly indie, just a contrived opportunist. An angry sorta Sara Mclachlan type, the is she or isn't she girl.  Well they AREN'T. And certainly the ambiguity went out the window with that one. I got within fifteen feet of Hasselback and Palin, but being RED they don't really count. I suspect there will be a good chance to see Clinton at MacDill in the very near future. I'll keep you abreast of my progress. I missed out on Martha Stewart while I was getting ready for Lily T, my niece got her though. Besides, there will only be one official jumping from the bushes moment, sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Oh yeah, next up will be Danica Patrick April 2,3,5.  She's a little weird with all that partial nudity, exhibitionism and stuff, but who am I to complain. I jump outta bushes. She's still ICONIC and it would be sweet to see a woman win a professional open wheel Indy Grand Prix.  It's a fantastic event. Loud, but awesome, city street racing. So yourself? I just remembered your bread lady btw, at least I'm not running around the grocery shooting pics of hot delivery chicks. Ooh, Target, I have to get to Target. Bye!

http://www.gpstpete.com/Home_Page.html




Okay, I got a little turned around. Owlies right, I have pics. Nesea, thanks for asking. I seem to be a "natural" with this stalking thing. Which it really isn't if you don't frighten or touch. Except a little and certainly when touched first. Now, I promise to pay better attention to who's asking what. I'm really glad it wasn't a toxic question and answer deal, that coulda sucked. ;)

-- Edited by BoxDog at 13:56, 2009-03-08

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Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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BoxDog wrote:

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You know my "meet famous, inspirational women and jump out of the bushes to make them talk to me goal"?

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Which begs the question ... So how's that going for you?

 

Nightowlhoot3 wrote:

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BoxDog wrote:

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You know my "meet famous, inspirational women and jump out of the bushes to make them talk to me goal"?

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ARG!!! CHAPPED LIPS! I TOLD YOU I have CHAPPED LIPS!
DON'T make me quickly grin like that!! It HURTS!  

 

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No, that was Psych you told. I just happened to be within earshot...Sorry, I'll remember to tone down my whimsical side. ;)

 

Psych Lit wrote:

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Is International Womens Day.  There are a variety of events planned in most cities and hope all get to attend at least one of them.  Here are some interesting factoids from the website.

Gender facts

Networking ...

• Women use 20,000 words a day while men only use 7,000

Global Issues ...

• Females in developing countries on average carry 20 litres of water per day over 6 km
• Globally women account for the majority of people aged over 60 and over 80
• Pregnant women in Africa are 180 times more likely to die than in Western Europe
• 530,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth each year
• World population hit 6,872,741,131 on 1 January 2009
• Of 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide, 70% are women
• 80% of the world's 27 million refugees are women
• Women own around only 1% of the world's land
• AIDS sees women's life expectancy of 43 in Uganda and Zambia
• 5 people are added to the world's population every 2 seconds
• Women are 2/3 of the 1 billion+ illiterate adults who have no access to basic education

Innovation ...

• Globally women comprise 42% internet users (Italy 37% ... US & Canada 51%)
• In OECD countries women comrpise only 30 per cent of degrees in science and technology
• Women's representation in computer and information sciences workforce is around 30% globally
• Female inventors still only account for around 10% of the US inventor population

Business / Finance ...

• Women control $14 trillion in assets and this should grow to $22 trillion over next 10 years
• Women comprise 21 of the 37 million people living below the poverty line in the US
• Only in Japan and Peru are women more active in starting a business than men
• Women spend more time researching before they invest than men do

Media / Arts ...

• Only 21% of all news subjects (people interviewed or whom the news is about) are female
• Women less than 1% department heads, editors, media owners but third of working journalists
• 80% of UK purchasing decisions are made by women but 83% of 'creatives' are men

Work ...

• Women do two-thirds of the world's work but receive only 10% of the world's income
• Women's education is the most powerful predictor of lower fertility rates
• One year out of college women earn 20% less than men and 10 years later 31% less
• Women on average are away from workforce for 14.7 years compared to 1.6 years for men
• The biggest EU gender pay gap is in Cyprus and Estonia at 25% then Slovakia at 24%

Government ...

• 56% of women who voted supported Obama compared to only 49% of men voted for Obama
• Until 20 years ago there had never been more than 5% women MPs globally
• Benazir Bhutto was the first woman prime minister of a muslim country (assassinated 27/12/07)
• From the 27 EU member states, UK ranks 15 for women's representation in national Parliaments
• From 1945 to 1995 the percentage of women MPs worldwide increased four-fold

Reuters AlertNet

Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian news network based around a popular website. It aims to keep relief professionals and the wider public up-to-date on humanitarian crises around the globe. AlertNet attracts upwards of ten million users a year, has a network of 400 contributing humanitarian organizations and its weekly email digest is received by more than 26,000 readers. It was started in 1997 by Reuters Foundation - an educational and humanitarian trust - to place Reuters' core skills of speed, accuracy and freedom from bias at the service of the humanitarian community.

Read the International Women's Day Reuters AlertNet articles:
- Women experience brunt of world's poverty ... more
- EMPOWERING: Helping refugee women help themselves in Nairobi ..

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Benazir Bhutto was the first woman prime minister of a muslim country (assassinated 27/12/07)

You know my "meet famous, inspirational women and jump out of the bushes to make them talk to me goal"? Well, she was on the list for a very long time. Her's is a truly remarkable story, on so many levels. Largely her rise back to a position of "honor" and great respect has to do with the way Hillary Clinton handled her (for lack of better words) and her visit to the states way back when. Bhutto said she never forgot the way Mrs. Clinton treated her, against all state official warnings and insistance she was welcomed by the then first lady as a friend, ally and respected world figure.  I'm still not convinced that her assassination on December 07 was NOT the work of the US.

You know, each time I read the above stats I think what can I do today? Short of going out and just randomly kicking some dudes ass and handing him a copy of this before I walk away. 

 

Psych Lit wrote:

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Is International Womens Day.  There are a variety of events planned in most cities and hope all get to attend at least one of them.  Here are some interesting factoids from the website.

Gender facts

Networking ...

• Women use 20,000 words a day while men only use 7,000

Global Issues ...

• Females in developing countries on average carry 20 litres of water per day over 6 km
• Globally women account for the majority of people aged over 60 and over 80
• Pregnant women in Africa are 180 times more likely to die than in Western Europe
• 530,000 women die in pregnancy or childbirth each year
• World population hit 6,872,741,131 on 1 January 2009
• Of 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide, 70% are women
• 80% of the world's 27 million refugees are women
• Women own around only 1% of the world's land
• AIDS sees women's life expectancy of 43 in Uganda and Zambia
• 5 people are added to the world's population every 2 seconds
• Women are 2/3 of the 1 billion+ illiterate adults who have no access to basic education

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And THAT'S just the GOOD news!