Comments on: A special IWD treat from the Australian Archives: The case against female trade commissioners http://melindatankardreist.com.au/2010/03/a-special-iwd-treat-from-the-australian-archives-the-case-against-female-trade-commissioners/ Challenging Popular Culture Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:36:12 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Leonie http://melindatankardreist.com.au/2010/03/a-special-iwd-treat-from-the-australian-archives-the-case-against-female-trade-commissioners/comment-page-1/#comment-752 Leonie Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:41:11 +0000 http://melindatankardreist.com.au/?p=1093#comment-752 Wow............When I began to read this, I thought, early to mid 1900's........WRONG! 1963 - two years before I was born. This explains why my mother (who had worked into her mid thirties) had to leave the workforce on her marriage. I agree with the above post! A little visual census of the current affairs programs demonstrates this point cleary. Have we moved on? Sometimes I wonder. Wow…………When I began to read this, I thought, early to mid 1900’s……..WRONG! 1963 – two years before I was born. This explains why my mother (who had worked into her mid thirties) had to leave the workforce on her marriage.

I agree with the above post! A little visual census of the current affairs programs demonstrates this point cleary.

Have we moved on? Sometimes I wonder.

]]> By: jezza http://melindatankardreist.com.au/2010/03/a-special-iwd-treat-from-the-australian-archives-the-case-against-female-trade-commissioners/comment-page-1/#comment-714 jezza Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:44:04 +0000 http://melindatankardreist.com.au/?p=1093#comment-714 Many of these criteria still apply to women newsreaders on TV, who "do not stay young and attractive forever" and are quickly moved to a less visible role before they "turn into something of a battleaxe with the passing years". Blokes however mellow with age and can read the news until retirement. Many of these criteria still apply to women newsreaders on TV, who “do not stay young and attractive forever” and are quickly moved to a less visible role before they “turn into something of a battleaxe with the passing years”. Blokes however mellow with age and can read the news until retirement.

]]>