Reply #16: "Women's work."

[blondeatlast]

Perhaps there aren't throngs of women out on the streets as many seem to wish. But while those women are home watching the kids, who's to say they aren't monitoring the situation at home. Crowds that large can't communicate with each other easily in different areas--someone is somewhere observing at a distance and possibly coordinating things.

The protesters are tired and hungry, too--just because Egyptian women aren't out en masse on the streets doesn't mean they aren't making a contribution. Cooking, keeping the house, and taking care of the kids are DAMN important jobs--and it's insulting to anyone who chooses to do so for us to think that they aren't.

Now is a good time to consider the importance of "women's work," no matter who is doing it.

Edit: typo.