A challenge was thrown down elsewhere on writelink recently for a 'female warrior' to stand up for women against some men's apparent misogynism (eh, David). I wouldn't even aspire to that title but thought I would share a comment piece I had broadcast on yourkindatv on June 27 this year.

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What is it about men and PMT? Normally, they don't want to talk about anything that could be considered to come even vaguely under the category "women's troubles". Yet when it comes to pre-menstrual tension, they are only too happy to bandy the words round. Not that they want to discuss it like a serious issue, oh no. They just use "the time of the month" to cover for their own shortcomings, namely their inability to understand women even the tiniest little bit.

Any sign of grumpiness from a woman and men seem to immediately withdraw behind the protective shield of blaming it on on her hormones. Forget the fact that they've been late home ten nights in a row, that the toilet seat is permanently up, towels dumped in a heap to dry some time this century and boxer shorts littered across the bedroom floor. I mean why on earth would that be the cause of a woman's bad mood? It's not like most men expect women to clear up after them, is it? No, we just spend hours trying to sympathise and empathise with their work troubles and generally sort out and organise their lives.

I don't know about Men are from Mars, Women from Venus. Personally, most of the men I meet seem to come from Uranus! And the next time one of them lightly plays with the phrase PMT, I know what I shall be screaming back at them: "Prehistoric Men Trauma!". And no, before you ask guys, it isn't that "time of the month"!