AS GOVERNMENT budgets grow tighter in Europe, and as numerous countries adopt austerity plans, expect to see more angry demonstrations like this recent one in Italy. Women make up as much as two-thirds of the public sector workforce in many countries. 

The figures for female government employment are 54 percent in Italy, 64 percent in Ireland, 60 percent in Australia and 64 percent in Germany.

Vanessa, who sent the above links, writes:

Here’s from an article about the situation in Britain:

The emergency budget will hit women harder than men because they will be affected most by public sector cuts, the Unite union has warned.

The country’s biggest union said two thirds of public sector workers are women. They also use public services more and have a bigger share of their income made up of benefits and tax credits.

I had wondered how long they can continue to pay women high salaries for doing nothing of importance. I say we break out the champagne and have a toast in their honor! The comments at the bottom of the above article are entertaining, as well. The chickens are coming home to roost, it seems. We still have a long way to go, yet. But it’s a bit of a promising start.

“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” — Churchill

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Karen I. writes:

There have been huge budget cuts in our public school system due to the ongoing recession, and several female teacher’s jobs are on the line. I have been shocked too at the change in many of their dispositions. Formerly kind and sweet teachers have taken to gossiping about parents, complaining about taxpayers, writing critical editorials and even sniping at the youngest students. One parent told me she overheard a teacher snap at a first grader in the main office when the child asked to show her something she drew, telling the child to leave her alone when she is not in the classroom! These teachers were all sweetness when things were going their way, and I really thought they were nice people. Now, they walk around with sullen looks. They were nice only when they thought they had a guaranteed job for life. They apparently cannot cope with the reality of uncertain prospects, which is something many employed people deal with as a matter of course. 

I can’t say I blame them for being upset, as they will never again find a job with the perks they currently enjoy, but the way they are acting really speaks volumes. 

I wonder if other parents in cash-strapped districts have noticed similar attitude problems with the female teachers.

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