tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post3397017648878002414..comments2024-03-25T22:25:27.515+05:30Comments on Madly-in-Verse: Fifty PercentNilanjana Bosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-91694170338188015652019-06-19T18:00:45.556+05:302019-06-19T18:00:45.556+05:30No issues Hilary. I hope everything is going well ...No issues Hilary. I hope everything is going well for you. I'm behind with a lot of things myself - exam season and summer always a major juggle here at this end :) Yes, women's work is underpaid and ignored and given less importance in this current world we inhabit now - but hopefully that will change too. If we look back a few decades, women have come a long way...but there's a longNilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-34382121684082587002019-06-19T16:24:08.053+05:302019-06-19T16:24:08.053+05:30Hi Nila - thanks for posting your 50% - having als...Hi Nila - thanks for posting your 50% - having also just asked for it - not realising I'd find it! I'm behind ... to put it mildly. That 50% keeps the wheels of life turning ... for 9 months we hold the next generation ... and I'm quite certain do so much more in this his- story world. But at least some of us are able to recognise what's going on and write about the women of Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-61433569829663336902019-06-19T16:21:08.440+05:302019-06-19T16:21:08.440+05:30We (the women) give the boy/man their life ... let...We (the women) give the boy/man their life ... let alone the rest ... Hilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-27121834719212240332019-06-10T10:07:21.269+05:302019-06-10T10:07:21.269+05:30Ya, the making of noise is crucial! It will reach ...Ya, the making of noise is crucial! It will reach critical mass someday. I like the idea of drifting along in the cloud - evocative!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-60659842391987411782019-06-10T10:05:22.062+05:302019-06-10T10:05:22.062+05:30True! But till very recently all the world did was...True! But till very recently all the world did was to pay lip service to that...Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-17810102556768831422019-06-10T10:04:31.157+05:302019-06-10T10:04:31.157+05:30Yeah, there's a lot to catch up on. Thanks for...Yeah, there's a lot to catch up on. Thanks for reading!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-59776416084453573512019-06-10T10:02:11.543+05:302019-06-10T10:02:11.543+05:30Sad that the world is so ready to forget women'...Sad that the world is so ready to forget women's work, apart from paying them less and treating them so dismissively during their lifetimes.Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-59255482190707134472019-06-10T10:00:17.911+05:302019-06-10T10:00:17.911+05:30Me too!Me too!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-38973863764642626302019-06-10T10:00:00.618+05:302019-06-10T10:00:00.618+05:30My pleasure entirely. It was so uncanny to have wr...My pleasure entirely. It was so uncanny to have written it and then come here and read your comment!Nilanjana Bosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08656370320322301943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-66814736287226422082019-06-09T21:51:49.407+05:302019-06-09T21:51:49.407+05:30perfect timing. The fifty percent persevere and ar...perfect timing. The fifty percent persevere and are making more and more noise. Is it ever enough? We can only try. Your poem and pic say something, and now it's in the cloud...drifting along to touch souls. Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604494404874408870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-77790278202354471712019-06-09T17:28:32.323+05:302019-06-09T17:28:32.323+05:30If not for their efforts, none of us would be here...If not for their efforts, none of us would be here. They keep the homefront running and keep the population going.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-69715857397720569372019-06-09T08:05:06.568+05:302019-06-09T08:05:06.568+05:30Excellent that two great minds have thought alike....Excellent that two great minds have thought alike. Women's absence from history (his...story) is marked. I'm glad some writings are addressing this. You've done beautifully here...Thanks Nila...as always.Denise Covey https://www.blogger.com/profile/07106490051555233439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-18420743212676525872019-06-09T07:17:44.953+05:302019-06-09T07:17:44.953+05:30True words and a beautiful picture.True words and a beautiful picture.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-92042477314481296012019-06-09T06:27:59.838+05:302019-06-09T06:27:59.838+05:30Hari OM
I'm glad EC asked and so glad you resp...Hari OM<br />I'm glad EC asked and so glad you responded! YAM xxYamini MacLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18383916589808462620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3147719773752098767.post-13644003353453810222019-06-09T02:46:34.178+05:302019-06-09T02:46:34.178+05:30Huge thanks.
Tell me about these women indeed. Wh...Huge thanks.<br />Tell me about these women indeed. Whose steps on the world are light, and whose marks on our hearts indelible. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com