Mon, 31 Dec 2007

Women playing greater role in farming

The way the article is phrased, this is a positive thing. But notice the reason given by the principals for this change:

"... somebody has to work elsewhere to get health insurance, and often it is the man because they usually can find better paying jobs," she said.

That sounds neither pro-woman nor very positive to me. 'Nuff said.

AP - Diane Grezenski grew up a city girl, but now she and her husband run a dairy farm where she has taken on more and more of the work over the years.

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