A Woman Knows Her Place

Barbara Walters of Television's
20/20 did a story on gender role in
Kabul, Afghanistan, several years
before the Afghan conflict. She noted
that women customarily walked 5 paces
behind their husbands.

She recently returned to Kabul and
observed that women still walk
behind their husbands. From Ms.
Walter's vantage point, despite the
overthrow of the oppressive Taliban
regime, the women now seem to
walk even further back behind their
husbands and are happy to maintain
the old custom.

Ms. Walters approached one of the
Afghani women and asked, "Why
do you now seem happy with the old
custom that you once tried so
desperately to change?"

The woman looked Ms. Walters straight
in the eyes, and without
hesitation said,   "Land Mines."

MORAL OF THE STORY:
BEHIND EVERY MAN IS A SMART WOMAN