Comments on: Godfrey ‘Menstrual Cycle’ Pirotta teaches GENDER AND POLITICAL SCIENCE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA

By: mandango70

mandango70 — Thu, 17 May 2012 11:01:54 +0000

Why would a Brit contemplate in educating his grandchildren in Malta?

I have no idea how long you’ve been around here, but you might have already noticed by now that the education system in Malta, which may i remind you was for the last 25 odd years managed by consecutive Nationalist Governments, has countless flaws. Suffice to mention the very high percentage of the population who cannot express themselves in one of the country’s official languages (that’s English).

Like you, I am worried too. On this I’m with you, for different reasons perhaps, but with you nonetheless.

[Daphne – Harry Purdie is Canadian, not British. And some of his grandchildren are Maltese.]

By: Mark Vassallo

Mark Vassallo — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:04:54 +0000

In reply to X..

He has a wife, born just a after him in late 1947.

[Daphne – Definitely post-menopausal then. He should tell us about it.]

By the way, what’s he still doing at the university when he turns 65 this year?

It’s time he moved on and joined the young progressive democrats of this country.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:27:42 +0000

On Bondi+ tonight Henry Frendo has helped, in no small way to redress the balance in favour of the academic body of our alma mater.

He has amply shown that not all professors belong to the ‘bl-affari’ Pirotta category. Far from it.

Frendo’s performance was top-notch.

Henry Purdie, take heart.

By: Ghoxrin Punt

Ghoxrin Punt — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:42:31 +0000

This reminds me of a time when the previous rector used to refer to women present during a board meeting as ‘is-sinjurini’.

Methinks it’s high time the professors are taught ‘Gender and Political Science’ and not lecture on it.

By: NotSuperOne

NotSuperOne — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:21:47 +0000

In reply to Mum and Dad. What about the women's rights groups? They must be too busy taking part in late morning ONE radio programs to actually notice the nutty professor's sexist taunts.

By: Dee

Dee — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:19:06 +0000

In reply to Rover. If we lived in a more civilized country , the whole media would be up in arms demanding , a public apology at least, from the professor for his sexist remarks.

By: ray

ray — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:16:11 +0000

Obviously he won’t resign. He’ll probably say that what he wrote is his personal view and not his professional view – or some other mumbo jumbo like that.

After all, the Prisoner in Brussels can say it, so why can’t he?

By: Sue Borg

Sue Borg — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:35:41 +0000

On 5 March, Helena Dalli wrote in The Times: ´I am proud to say, with conviction, that we will be working toward having the most feminist party”.

Not with this professor around ……

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:10:15 +0000

“to grasp the evolving importance of gender in modern society”

Poor students.

The head of department has not grasped anything himself.

No, not yet.

Judging by his own thick comments, he probably never will.

By: Grezz

Grezz — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:27:39 +0000

”

Masters Research Supervision

He is currently principal supervisor in the following areas leading to a Masters Degree in Public Policy:

Issues of gender policy in Malta and local government policy issues.” – http://www.um.edu.mt/fema/publicpolicy/staff/godfreypirotta