Comments for Ellen Besso Coaching http://ellenbesso.com Thu, 16 May 2013 00:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on An Indian Sojourn Excerpt by Mary http://ellenbesso.com/midlife-women/an-indian-sojourn-excerpt/comment-page-1#comment-6614 Mary Thu, 16 May 2013 00:11:49 +0000 http://ellenbesso.com/?p=5634#comment-6614 Oh, Ellen! What a moving and engrossing read! I'm really wanting to experience this for myself some day! Congratulations on completing your book and sharing it with the world! Love, Mary Oh, Ellen! What a moving and engrossing read! I’m really wanting to experience this for myself some day!

Congratulations on completing your book and sharing it with the world!

Love,
Mary

]]> Comment on Women in India on International Women’s Day by Ellen Besso http://ellenbesso.com/midlife-women/women-in-india-on-international-womens-day/comment-page-1#comment-5453 Ellen Besso Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:38:39 +0000 http://ellenbesso.com/?p=5399#comment-5453 Hi Carol: Thanks for your comments about your India trip. Yes, definitely a patriarchal society; boys are brought up entitled (I have something of this in An Indian Sojourn). What happened in Delhi is speeding up the changes though, it has mobillized women & some younger men. Best Ellen Hi Carol: Thanks for your comments about your India trip. Yes, definitely a patriarchal society; boys are brought up entitled (I have something of this in An Indian Sojourn). What happened in Delhi is speeding up the changes though, it has mobillized women & some younger men.
Best
Ellen

]]> Comment on Women in India on International Women’s Day by Carol Stewart http://ellenbesso.com/midlife-women/women-in-india-on-international-womens-day/comment-page-1#comment-5390 Carol Stewart Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:31:13 +0000 http://ellenbesso.com/?p=5399#comment-5390 I have just spent 2 months in India, in the south and in Delhi and Rajasthan. I think my grey hair, traditional clothing and cautious behaviour shielded me from harassment by men; however I noticed that groups of young boys (10 to 14ish) took delight in being very cocky and disrespectful. A stern look and a grandmotherly wag of the finger usually put an end to it. But what struck me was that no one reprimanded these boys; they were left to think such disrespect to females was acceptable. This was during the rape trial, the 2 subsequent gang tapes, endless panels on TV discussing violence against women. Nonintervention is a very typical behaviour in India, in small incidents like someone pushing ahead in a line to major events as when people on the street did nothing when the critically injured rape victim was thrown off the bus. People tend not to react if they are not directly involved. But disrespect for females can breed anger, hatred and violence. It seems to me that this needs to be acknowledged as everybody's business. I have just spent 2 months in India, in the south and in Delhi and Rajasthan. I think my grey hair, traditional clothing and cautious behaviour shielded me from harassment by men; however I noticed that groups of young boys (10 to 14ish) took delight in being very cocky and disrespectful. A stern look and a grandmotherly wag of the finger usually put an end to it. But what struck me was that no one reprimanded these boys; they were left to think such disrespect to females was acceptable. This was during the rape trial, the 2 subsequent gang tapes, endless panels on TV discussing violence against women.

Nonintervention is a very typical behaviour in India, in small incidents like someone pushing ahead in a line to major events as when people on the street did nothing when the critically injured rape victim was thrown off the bus. People tend not to react if they are not directly involved. But disrespect for females can breed anger, hatred and violence. It seems to me that this needs to be acknowledged as everybody’s business.

]]> Comment on What’s Your Vision for 2013? by Margo http://ellenbesso.com/midlife-women/whats-your-vision-for-2013/comment-page-1#comment-4732 Margo Fri, 11 Jan 2013 04:19:30 +0000 http://ellenbesso.com/?p=5111#comment-4732 Thanks for the reminder Ellen. I am heading into two weeks of hibernation, to take some time-out-of-time, to reflect and restore. Margo Thanks for the reminder Ellen. I am heading into two weeks of hibernation, to take some time-out-of-time, to reflect and restore.
Margo

]]> Comment on Canada Once Again by Margo http://ellenbesso.com/midlife-women/canada-once-again/comment-page-1#comment-4623 Margo Wed, 12 Dec 2012 03:16:46 +0000 http://ellenbesso.com/?p=5000#comment-4623 Welcome home Don and Ellen. We look forward to connecting with you over the holidays. Margo and Bob Welcome home Don and Ellen. We look forward to connecting with you over the holidays.

Margo and Bob

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