Reprinted from EVERYWOMAN- Los Angeles

SO YOU'D RATHER SWITCH THAN FIGHT?

VARDA ONE

Many males in the past few years have had sex change operations and are trying to make it as women. Whether they'll be happy with their new self remains to be seen the transsexual is too new a phenome- non to pass judgment on. In the meantime for those who are con- sidering switching to the feminine role, here is a readiness quiz:

1. Are you prepared to be ig- nored whenever the discussion at a gathering turns to anything heavy such as ecopolitics, conglomerates, or Supreme Court vacancies?

2. Are you ready to give a serious speech on a topic in your profes- sional field and then have the moderator compliment you by calling it charming?

3. If you plan to play housewife all day, have you thought of how stultifying confining yourself to the length of draperies and the cost of tomatoes might be? Are you psychologically ready to fall in love with your bathroom bowl?

4. Are you tough enough to spend all day mopping the floors, vacuuming the rugs, washing and ironing clothes, mowing the lawn, and washing the car and then an- swer "no" when someone ask you

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at night if you work?

5. If you plan to work outside the home, are you aware women get paid 30 to 80% less than men, that most of them shit work for shit wages?

6. Are you prepared to do the same or better than men in your field and then see them promoted while you stay low-paid because "women don't need the money?"

7. Are you ready to shop for dinner, cook it, serve it, and wash the dishes for your husband and yourself after you've both returned from equally demanding jobs?

8. Do you have enough money to throw away on hose and panty- hose which rip before the first wearing is over and which are re- quired attire in most jobs?

9. If you have flat feet (and if you don't), have you practiced walking in flimsy shoes which offer no support? Have you tried walk- ing your feet off while wearing those shoes looking for stores that sell comfortable footwear?

10. Will you be able to stand being called "one of the girls" when you're 84?