Antinuclear

Nuclear power is a feminist issue

by Noel Wauchope 21 July 09

Thirty years ago, along with others, I argued that NUCLEAR is a feminist issue, and Women’s Electoral Lobby put in a detailed anti-uranium submission to the Australian federal government.

Nothing has changed.

1. The uranium/nuclear industry is still a Big Boys’ Club

– providing the ultimate phallic symbol – the nuclear missile, – toys for the boys

–  providing exorbitantly paid jobs for the corporate boys, and for their tunnel-vision “experts”

– providing short-term dangerous jobs for tough boys.

2. Cancer is on the increase, especially breast cancer. The research goes towards cure – which is fine, but where’s the research into the causes and prevention of breast cancer . (Women are conned into thinking that “detection = prevention”)

Women bear the load of caring for those who suffer and die from leukaemia, breast cancer, lung cancer, – as well as of   birth abnormalities. Meanwhile the establishment carefully attributes these to “genetic factors” – or vaguely to “unknown” factors.

The nuclear issue is still a feminist issue.

In every survey, more women than men are opposed to this industry.

But then – if they speak out – the “experts” dismiss women’s views – they are too “emotional”

Still – those surveys are a bit of a nuisance for the uranium/nuclear lobby – they are working hard now, to get women on side with them.

July 21, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, spinbuster, uranium | antinuclear, nuclear, rradioactive, uranium