At last its official – women are able to give birth to babies with no input from the male of the species. Apparently researchers at a zoo in Nebraska were baffled when a female hammerhead shark gave birth to a baby, despite the fact she had not been in contact with a mlae for over three years. All other sharks in the tank were female. After 3 years of studies it now appears that this species has the ability to reproduce by fertilising its own eggs, something which also occurs elswhere in the animal kindom. It therefore seems lilkely that women will one day rule the world, and not before time, given the parlous number of women executives directors in the FTSE100. In an article yesterday in the Times the latest count was a parlous 12 !!
Now one could argue that women are there own worst enemies, not helped by the current insatiable appetite for so called celebrities, many of whom are women with no talent whatsoever. Why anyone could possibly be interested in the daily trials and tribulations of Paris Hilton or Victoria Beckham is beyond me – but then what do I know. I live in the hope that one day we will celebrate female achievemnt in the medical profession, business or in the arts, rather than in the designer shopping malls of the US!