Would you have said the same if you were a woman, Merv?
Gympie councillor Dolly Jensen responds to criticism of her opinion piece about gender inequity in local government as International Women’s Day draws close
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Letter to the Editor
In response to Merv‘s letter (February 20, 2021) one has to wonder how his lament to the Editor would read had he been born a woman.
That is all.
Dolly Jensen, Gympie Regional Councillor Division 2
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