Government is sexist

[vetran]

I did find it amazing that womens' groups were actively campaigning against retirement age parity because it was 'discriminatory' to be treated the same.

It is the victim mentality. I believe I have been discriminated against therefore I must have been wronged despite logic & evidence.

Its a very easy trap to fall into.

[d000hg]

Up until relatively recently, 5 years.

Then it was evened up.....in the name of fairness.

Since then we have been inundated with cries of indignation from the relatively small number of women who were most affected by having their rights equalised.

Go figure.

I did find it amazing that womens' groups were actively campaigning against retirement age parity because it was 'discriminatory' to be treated the same.

[shaunbhoy]

What's the difference between a mans career and that of a woman?

Up until relatively recently, 5 years.

Then it was evened up.....in the name of fairness.

Since then we have been inundated with cries of indignation from the relatively small number of women who were most affected by having their rights equalised.

Go figure.

[Gibbon]

Since women stay home in a sexist society while men work, they are less at risk of Covid.

Depends if they are 'bored'! Some women I've known in the past could have been like that typhoid fountain in London where everyone has a drink !

[d000hg]

Since women stay home in a sexist society while men work, they are less at risk of Covid.

[BrilloPad]

Women go to the divorce court and say they do all the work - what do they expect in the real world?

Women get a bad deal in the workplace. But its 100 times better than men get in the divorce courts.

If only women could say what they really want. Oh I forgot. They want a "zigazig ah". I am pleased that was cleared up.

Now I await Whorty to come along and say marriage is great....

[BrilloPad]

Women go to the divorce court and say they do all the work - what do they expect in the real world?

Women get a bad deal in the workplace. But its 100 times better than men get in the divorce courts.

If only women could say what they really want. Oh I forgot. They want a "zigazig ah". I am pleased that was cleared up.

[vetran]

What's the difference between a mans career and that of a woman?

If they have an equal financial reward or a reward skewed towards the female, the female is willing to give up the role of full time mother and her partner willing to step up then there needn't be.

If as I suspect her husband pays the bills and her clothing business makes very little (otherwise we would be informed they are in poverty because her clothing business is failing, its basically pin money) then it makes sense for her to stop work to home school. I am not quite sure why the husband can't contribute to the home schooling I assist after work and I have a fairly busy job.

As mentioned before Mrs V & I discussed this before we had kids and made a decision that my salary would support us and that meant Mrs V did the majority of the childcare while I worked long hours & travelled to chase the money. If she had started a business that paid all the bills and I could give up work then we would discuss it again.

My kids are all likely to go to university and study for well paid jobs so hopefully the discussion may have a different conclusion with their future partners. A small number of couples are now either equal pay or skewed towards the female.

The reason for some ladies not being able to have it all is because the universe isn't fair. Sorry. There are plenty of people out of a job completely and boldly carrying on.

[northernladuk]

What's the difference between a mans career and that of a woman?

Plenty of areas that can still be addressed on both sides if you want to pick it apart but that's not the point. This woman in this climate is not an example of any of them.

[darmstadt]

There is definitely a case where the difference between men and womens careers can be addressed for sure but that womans situation is not it.

What's the difference between a mans career and that of a woman?

[northernladuk]

What on earth does she want? There is a world wide pandemic on and she has the flexibility to homeschool where he doesn't. I mean, she works from home already. And not having any time to do any of her, very flexible work, due to home schooling all day. Utter tulipe. What on earth does she want? What does she think will make the policy less sexist?

None of the recommendations would work for someone in her position anyway.

There is definitely a case where the difference between men and womens careers can be addressed for sure but that womans situation is not it.

That tulipe reporting is worth of the rags, not BBC

[SueEllen]

They haven't dragged out one of their female ministers yet to argue -- "No we are not!"


Covid: Support '''repeatedly skewed towards men''', say MPs - BBC News


Government policies have "repeatedly skewed towards men", a committee of MPs has said in a report on the impact of coronavirus on men and women.

Committee chair Caroline Nokes said the government had "repeatedly failed to consider" the labour market and caring inequalities faced by women.

The report makes 20 recommendations including making it easier for staff to get flexible working arrangements.

The government said it had spent over £200bn on job support schemes.

"Throughout the pandemic this government has done whatever it takes to protect lives and livelihoods, and will continue to do so," a spokesperson said.