Female Assertiveness
It
is the opening debate of the 2001 World Women's Conference on the subject of
Female Assertiveness.
The
first speaker from Canada stood up: "At last year's conference we spoke
about being more assertive with our husbands. Well, after the conference I went
home and told my husband that I would no longer cook for him and that he would
have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I
still saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had cooked a wonderful
roast lamb."
The
crowd applauded.
The
second speaker from France stood up: "After last year's Conference I went
home and told my husband that I would no longer do his laundry and that he would
have to do it himself. After the first day I saw nothing. After the second day I
saw nothing. But after the third day I saw that he had done not only his own
washing, but my washing as well."
The
crowd cheered.
The
third speaker from Glasgow stood up: "Efter last year's Conference ah went
hame and tellt ma man that I widnae dae his cookin', cleanin' or shoppin' and
that he wid haftae dae it hissel. Efter the first day ah saw nuhin'. Efter the
second day ah saw nuhin'. But efter the third day I could jist see a wee bit oot
of ma left eye."