<![CDATA[While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended.]]>While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. Day 1 results ...

More from her here:
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/19/americas/sue-montgomery-knitting-montreal-womens-rights-intl-scli

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/2ee8af0c-466b-4ddd-b09e-3facf49a3ade/while-listening-to-council-meetings-in-montreal-local-mayor-sue-montgomery-decided-to-knit-in-red-when-men-spoke-and-in-green-when-women-spoke-when-similar-numbers-of-both-attended.RSS for NodeSat, 24 Oct 2026 20:21:13 GMTMon, 28 Sep 2026 20:10:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:04:18 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay Not a pearl 2 equitable results.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/117351164057616691https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://techhub.social/ap/users/116516598447523349/statuses/117351164057616691Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:04:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:46:39 GMT]]>@kimlockhartga @Natasha_Jay Mostly because too many of them believe women shouldn't talk at all, partially because women are more likely to discuss a problem than to go off, er, half-cocked because they'd rather be seen doing something whether or not it's the right thing.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/linuxandyarn/statuses/117351094659744408https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/linuxandyarn/statuses/117351094659744408Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:46:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:24:31 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay

1. Men speak so much more.
2. I don’t see green properly.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115974269545454791/statuses/117351007610452156https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115974269545454791/statuses/117351007610452156Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:24:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:13:23 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay darn.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/117350963849231878https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Finitum/statuses/117350963849231878Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:13:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:52:14 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay nice visualization. I've sometimes wondered how to raise this delicate issue to someone who talks too much, usually to the exclusion of listening. I've settled on asking:

"Do you know what a chess clock is?"

(A chess clock is a dual timer used in chess matches to measure how much time each player is taking. At any time, only one timer is running, that of the person whose turn it is. It could be applied to conversations.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jamesmarshall/statuses/117350880659511877https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://sfba.social/users/jamesmarshall/statuses/117350880659511877Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:52:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:40:10 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay Yet, when asked, many men truly believe that "women talk too much."

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/117350833217171925https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/kimlockhartga/statuses/117350833217171925Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:40:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:23:46 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay Something for @amydiehl...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/117350532809123642https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://circumstances.run/users/agturcz/statuses/117350532809123642Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:23:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:22:57 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay We should do this regularly for all kinds of debates. Calmly knitting and documenting reality.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/ap/users/115977520034884136/statuses/117350529621554439https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://norden.social/ap/users/115977520034884136/statuses/117350529621554439Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:22:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:21:21 GMT]]>@Natasha_Jay @jansteen I think we also saw her handing out gifts to the medal winners at the world championships in cycling, this weekend?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sandorspruit/statuses/117350523284889658https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.nl/users/sandorspruit/statuses/117350523284889658Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:21:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to While listening to council meetings in Montreal, local mayor Sue Montgomery decided to knit in red when men spoke and in green when women spoke, when similar numbers of both attended. on Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:17:41 GMT]]>🧵(2/2) From the CNN article: “I knit in city council because it helps me concentrate,” Montgomery wrote on Twitter. “Tonight I decided to knit it red when men spoke; green for women. Day 1 results in."

“It’s not that we women don’t talk, it’s that men talk too much and repeat everything several times, thus waste everyone’s time,” she added. “I feel a knitting revolution coming on.”

The stark difference comes despite a near parity of female and male representatives on the council. Montgomery noted that the body is composed of 34 men and 31 women

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Natasha_Jay/statuses/117350508873073131https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://tech.lgbt/users/Natasha_Jay/statuses/117350508873073131Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:17:41 GMT