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BigmanPigman

(55,525 posts)
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:44 PM Mar 2022

Am I the only one whose eyes notice only 4 women at the NATO meeting?

I am a very visual person and whenever I see a photo of leaders (political, financial, spiritual) I always notice how obvious the lack of women is. I always wonder if an alien came to Earth and saw these groups they would think that 90% of Earthlings are white men. And this is 2022. One step forward, one step back?

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Am I the only one whose eyes notice only 4 women at the NATO meeting? (Original Post) BigmanPigman Mar 2022 OP
Nope DURHAM D Mar 2022 #1
Iceland, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania. Ocelot II Mar 2022 #2
Wow, we've come a long way, baby.... BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #3
Yup. It's pretty discouraging. Ocelot II Mar 2022 #4
I noticed. There was a time not too long ago there would've been any Walleye Mar 2022 #5
Dadgum! 4 women? That's an improvement WhiteTara Mar 2022 #6
And 27 men! BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #7
I forgot my sarcasm thingy WhiteTara Mar 2022 #8
We need a majority of women for the next 3,000 years BigmanPigman Mar 2022 #9

Ocelot II

(131,220 posts)
2. Iceland, Denmark, Estonia and Lithuania.
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:50 PM
Mar 2022

Until recently, Germany (Merkel) and Norway (Solberg).

BigmanPigman

(55,525 posts)
3. Wow, we've come a long way, baby....
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:53 PM
Mar 2022


I am 59 years old and I have realized that the more things change the more they stay the same. Very depressing.

Walleye

(45,419 posts)
5. I noticed. There was a time not too long ago there would've been any
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 09:58 PM
Mar 2022

But it’s a piss poor representation

WhiteTara

(31,279 posts)
8. I forgot my sarcasm thingy
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 10:20 PM
Mar 2022

but still not long ago there would have been no women at the table.

BigmanPigman

(55,525 posts)
9. We need a majority of women for the next 3,000 years
Thu Mar 24, 2022, 10:23 PM
Mar 2022

just to see if they would fuck up the world as much as the men have done.

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