women making history - information obsolecence - elder respect - women and the network

[Ceri Buck]

I've spent some time with two elderly women's groups recently. One of the women said 'Technology has gone too far. Our information and knowledge becomes obsolete so quickly.'

What effect does this information obsolecence has on our relationships to our elders?

On top of being elderly, women suffer a further marginalisation in a society that doesn't value their contributions as women and mothers. On top of these two factors, Black and Asian communities suffer even more marginalisation.

Look in any paper. you see women yes, but you see stereotypes of women used to sell, glamorise and advertise. You don't see me. You don't see us.

We need to restore a sense of balance. We need to listen to women's experience.

By listening to women's experience, we also hear about the children, the men, the family and friends in their lives as women focus on the relational, the network, the community.

In this age of global networks, prefigured in the journeys of migration of ordinary people, it is women's experience, knowledge and wisdom that can most help navigate the complexities of modern life.

and check out Dorothea Smartt everyone! She is a beautiful, BlackBritish, writer, performer, educator. 'The kinda black woman, the world ain't seen yet', who spoke when we presented our zines on women's day.

http://www.dorotheasmartt.com/