I think that Kirsty Marshall has had a great beginning to her political
career. She is getting her voice heard and has brought to light the common
situation where breastfeeding women are encouraged to hide away which is
clearly the case here. The MP was told that there was a special room where
she could breastfeed.  Sydneys largest paper has a big colour photo of her
breastfeeding her little one in parliament yesterday, no attempt to cover
up, ample breast showing.  Kisty will be working to get the situation
changed. The editorial in the paper puts it all in perspective
"Yesterday Victorian MP and former Olympic skier Kirsty Marshall was tossed
out of parliament for the sin of breastfeeding her 10 day old baby in the
parliamentary chamber. What a distastefully, stupid and offensive act."
Distasteful, stupid and offensive indeed.
Karleen Gribble
Australia




> I think this is the crux of our problem, that women are fundamentally
still
> not respected, and mothers are even less respected.  No wonder we have
> trouble breastfeeding.
>
> And the fact that she is now embarassed and may have to miss sessions of
> question period, will just increase the voicelessness of new mothers.
>
> New mothers are a voice that is unheard in politics and in society in
> general.  That's why we don't get more support for breastfeeding.  New
moms
> are just to damn busy and overwhelmed to complain.

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