A rickety shelf, a broken glass and the crabwise progress of the two-thirds rule

Female Member of Parliament discuss during debate on two-thirds gender rule Bill 2018 on the floor of the house on November 21, 2018. FILE PHOTO | NMG

All of a sudden, there is support for the two-thirds gender rule … but why?

Hypothetical story: A wife has been complaining to her husband about a rickety shelf on the wall. She first realised that the shelf was about to fall off the wall when she was dusting the living room, and it had a bit of a slant.