No Belles

Portal Theatre—Son of Warehouse

This is an important topic: why is it that women only won 2.7% of Nobel Prizes when females comprise 54% of the population?

The answer is simple: we live in a patriarchal society. Yes, attitudes have started to change in industrialized countries but the change is slow. As well, we need to recognize the achievements of women in the past. That is what No Belles is all about.

I’m a social feminist and I applaud works like this; however, I find it troubling that—in a work dedicated to the achievements of women—the actors use terms like “man,” mankind” and “brotherhood.” Recognizing the importance of women’s work should include the eradication of sexist terms.

Ray Yuen