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Women Today
By ShelleY, McPhee
The silencing of women, through the
centuries has not been a deliberate
exclusion. But if 'women want more
input in future ideas and, tomorrow's
culture, they must start acting now.
Dr, Dorothy Smith, a professor of
sociology from the University of
Toronto addressed a group of over 25
women wi, this thought at a recent
meeting in, Linton.
Women from a variety of interests
and livelihoods, from their early 20s
to senior years came out to hear Dr.
mitt .speak to the Huron County
Women Today group on Octebr 23.
Dr. Smith explained that women
have had little say in society, and as a
result much of our culture has been
male dominated.
The unintentional silencing began
over 500 years ago when men joined
together to exchange ideas and
thoughts and to write books. At that
time the circle of scholars and in-
tellectuals were like a social group
and women. were not purposely
rejected.
"The social process worked and
women were just not there to take
part," Dr. Smith explained.
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Toronto professor discusses the
Since that time, men have held
dominate positions in all parts of
society, in politics, art, literature,.
religion and industry., .
"The workof women in the home
has been invisible work," l)r. Smith
stressed, "even we (women) couldn't
see it as a work process." •
But she noted that in the last cen-
tury there have been rumblings in
society and women have begun
realizing that housework takes time,
effort andskit is important
skill and an ...porta t
and necessary part of our culture.
"It's the general view of society
from which women have largely been
omitted," she noted, explaining that
in the past work has gone on to keep
women in their place.
However,' Dr. Smith referred to the
"underground river of women " a.
continually surfacing group of in-
tellects and talented women who have
taken important places in soca y,
Despite few opportunities to expand
their talents in the male dominated
world, many have been able to
overcome the barriers and obstacles
and women like the Bronte sisters and
Er.;ily Dickinson, for instance,
produced classic literature and
poetry in the 1800'x,
"Womenhave produced wortof
extraordinary skill," Dr.. Smith ex-
plained and encouraged that quilting,
a domestic chore of the past, is now
regarded as an art and is gaining
prominence in culture.
In the past, women who attempted
to speak up in spiritual or political
leadership were actively suppressed.
Jane Boughten and. her daughter
Lady Youge were burned at the stake
in the 15th century., for their attem "ts
to interpret the Bible. Anne ut-
chinson was banished from her
community when she tried toteach
religion.
Others were guillotined as an
example of what would happen when
women stepped out of place and in the
early 1900's an American, Mrs.
Packard, was institutionalized in an
insane asylum for holding religious
opinions different thaiiKer husband's:
Husbands had this right, Dr. Smith
explained, but Mrs. Packard was able
to win her release in the widely
publicized case.
Women have also been
systematically excluded from
religion and politics in the past and
Dr. Smith said that in Canadian and
American medical schools, a seven
percent limitation was set for the
number of wornen studying in the
schools.
Some progress has been made since
then, engburaged Dr. Smith and she
added, "We don't see this savage
process in North America today."
"But in a daily routine way," she
noted, "it can be seen that women still
don't have a voice in culture."
In education for example, the
largest proportion of women teach
primary grades. Seventy percent of
elementary teachers are women, 33
percent are secondary teachers, 19
percent are community college in-
structors and 12 percent work in
Canadian universities.. Only three
percent of their women are full
professors. •
Dr. Smith stressed that she wasn't
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position of authority not only comes
on an individual basis but men are
Chosen for these positions because of
their sex.
"Their authority is like an
organization," Dr. Smith noted.
"They don't appear as thernselves
alone. Their words count for one
another."
4s further illustration of the male
dominated society, Dr. Smith ex-
plained that men control topics of
conversation. She told the group that
it's a common fallacy that women
talk more than men, but in fact
women supposedly talk more only
because they have had limitations set.
If they exceed these, they're said to be
talking too much.
In California, research has shown
that men may interrupt women, but
when a woman interrupts a man, she
is penalized and her behaviour is
impyang a — rrenta-ry .-._.___---disappr.eved of.
teachers didn't have an important
place but stated, "Women are not
located in positions where they have a
say or any authority,"
"Men have an authority in the
world of culture and thought," she
went on to say, explaining that the
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At meetings and important
discussions men will have more input
than women who may also be present,
but Dr. Smith reasoned, "Men don't
do this to women, it's like a pattern
we've all learned and we keep it
going."
"It's like a game," she explained
and said that when men discuss topics
it's like they're tossing a ball to one
another, if a women interjects, even
though the ball hasn't been passed her
way, her idea is usually passed over
or remembered later when a man
picks it up as his own thought or says,
"What Dorothy meant was..."
But the future doesn't have to be
this way. Already women are
widening their bounds and op -
portunities for better profossloniti
personai lives aro inoreosing.
"But you have to begin with
oneself," rfrr. Smith told the VOW
"so your children may grow up Me
different. You have to talk Velar
and trY to do things differentlY.
Speaking from her own experiOnoos
Dr. Smith said, "I used to be a
quivering piece of Jelbr 10 Years Ago*
You may now say she speaks viltb
such authority, but this dida't come
naturally. I had to work colt,"
"You have to take yourSelf
seriously first," she stressed and said
that women interested in change and
improveinents need good asser-
tiveness training and netnorks, like
the Women Today group.
The county -wide organization has
scheduled another meeting on .
Thursday, November 20. Women of
all ages and interests are invited to
--this. 7 p.m. meeting at the- board- -of-
education offices at the corner of
Albert and Princess Streets in Clio -
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Proposed topics of discussion for
this evening will include, dealing with
hostility and disinterest, learning not
to be afraid and improving your self
image. A special film, a guest speaker
and refreshments will also be in-
cluded at this meeting.
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