Show A Aview v view a ew from life vs confusion from the basement De- De Dear Edit Editor r In Tn your Feb 3 issue of Horizon Larry D. D Curtis asks What is your ly females He makes it clear that this is isa isa isa a question for women everywhere but adds especially single women As Curtis continues his column he advises advises advises ad ad- vises readers to read the column with a smile Accompanying my smile was this thought for Curtis What is your deal I too ponder the meaning and workings workings workings work work- ings of the universe as Curtis says he does Yet it seems my universe is more than a worry of acceptance from people Oops Curtis doesn't address people remember this is for women single women Open your windows to a women's world Curtis It seems you have been stuck in the basement of the College Center too long Bosnia to possibly more than women and girls in the former Yugoslavia have been raped countless others killed Somalia In Jan January four Jour women were stoned to death and a fifth lashed times as punishments ts for ing the fact that these women were not prostitutes but had been raped Iraq We dont don't fear bombs as much as we fear hunger Fatin said age 39 a mother of six t Y E Education Report How Schools Shortchange documents documents docu docu- ments that girls receive far less attention from classroom teachers than do boys that sexual harassment of girls by boys in our nations nation's schools nations schools is increasing and that the i gender gap in science is not decreasing and may in fact b be increasing harassment Discrimination Women continue to make 56 percent t of what men make in the private sector and only 63 percent of what men earn in the federal government Between 50 percent and 85 percent of American women will experience sexual harassment or discrimination in their academic or working lives Jives sexual domestic abuse Poverty single mothers the issues continue 1 Reality is that women's issues exist the least of which is unfriendly females Your answer Curtis is within you As you sit in your dwelling of darkness you need not ask for windows Take the mirror that you have been practicing with Note Sadly Curtis has resorted to practicing looking kind in his mirror Instead of practicing face yourself look straight into the mirror This is where you'll find the answer to your genuine confusion MaryEtta Chase Business |