the problem with Danish women

[Doug Henwood]

Barkley said the other day that Danish women were among the best-off in the
world. Here's a different view, in a letter in the new Economist:

The old-fashioned way

SIR - Anne Marie Berggren (Letters, August 15th) forgets to mention the
reverse side of women's liberation in Scandinavia. "Good-quality childcare"
means that children in kindergartens and schools are under the control of
women, who account for 90% of the staff, until the age of15. Boys are
brainwashed to be sweet and gentle like girls and to avoid rough games.

We have more homosexual marriages and a lower sperm count than anywhere
else. At the age of 40 men suffer from stress and nervous disorders, and
spend more on medicines for stomach cramps and indigestion than men
anywhere else. The life span for Danish men has diminished to 67 years, one
of the lowest in the western world.

More and more men are going to far-away places to find wives with
old-fashioned ideas of love and understanding. His Royal Highness Prince
Joakim went to Hong Kong to find an Anglo-Chinese wife.

Carl Eriksen

Skovlunde, Denmark