>The idea that the "power" to conceive and bear children necessarily
creates an >imbalance between the sexes is not very convincing to me.
Janice -
If I'm remembering the book correctly, the purpose of the brooder was to
allow men and women to perform whatever tasks they chose without any
tasks being specifically applied to one sex.
I do agree, though, that
>It might have been more plausible to envision a society whose views on
>childbearing were radically transformed than to come up with a
technological fix
WotEoT was the first feminist SF book I ever read, however, so I have a
soft spot in my heart for it.
-- Anne
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