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     Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
Some interesting articles on the subject here... http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/07/women-parliament-election-losses- wins http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/closing-the-gender-gap-why-women- now-reign-in-spain-809619.html | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
Ah. I've been thinking about this since the cabinet was formed and Katherine Viner more or less sums it up for me. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/may/12/new-coalition-politics-diver sity-women | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
I have no idea why, but in Poland come elections, there are almost as many women standing as men. Though I do base this on the amount of posters bearing the faces of women alongside those of me, so I'm sure my erudite observation/statement is open to suspicion. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
Which is most important when picking someone for a job? The type of genitals they happen to have? Or the ability to do the job? | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Definitely the genitals, but only if they are visible. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Weber - you do realise between us we have just destroyed Ally's actually rather serious thread. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Or maybe my humour radar is down again, and you were being serious, and it was I who has destroyed the thread. Ally - apologies. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
51% of the population are women...many of them have the ability to do the job. Clearly it must be a lack of opportunity or something similar. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Staller  | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
No problem Frank :>). | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
Zed. She's hardly representative of all women who might want to enter politics. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
I'm sure that plenty of politicians would want to enter her, though.  (In all seriousness, I'd vote for her over that cunt Cameron) | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
I think I've drunk too much coffee..."Though I do base this on the amount of posters bearing the faces of women alongside those of me..." - what the hell...ME...I meant MEN. Ideas of warped grandeur, I believe. | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Try using simpler sentences, mate. Less of a margin for error.  | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
I try, but it comes out tortured and twisted no matter how hard I try.  | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
51% of the population are women...many of them have the ability to do the job. Clearly it must be a lack of opportunity or something similar. Some of the comments on that link state the case a lot more coherently than I could. If the number of women MP's who've been elected is low - that's surely down to the electorate choosing men. Also, the article fails to answer the point of why a working class, asian woman would be better for a cabinet post than a white, middle class man. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
Zed....your boss will be after you if you stay on here. Ally's husband steps into office...'Aren't you supposed to be writing?' Oh shit :>). | ||
| Zed (Gary_mc) Username: Gary_mc Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.166.117.210 |
Lunchbreak, innit? | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
'Also, the article fails to answer the point of why a working class, asian woman would be better for a cabinet post than a white, middle class man.' At this rate we aren't going to get a chance to find out, are we. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
I think perhaps that a working class, Asian woman is probably a lot better qualified to talk about real issues, and more importantly, has far more 'real life' experience from which to draw solutions. | ||
| Allybird (Allybird) Username: Allybird Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 79.64.9.233 |
'Lunchbreak, innit?' Bladdy long lunchbreak....Ally looks around to find husband behind her again. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Some of us have too much time since we are skimming from FB to RCMB. And that includes me. Back to writing. Got a day off and this is what I do it with it...well, I have worked this morning, cleaned and hoovered, walked the dogs three times, prepared lunch...I shouldn't be too hard on myself. | ||
| Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55 |
My local MP is a "working class" woman - hazel Blears - I wish she wasn't my MP - not because of her gender - but because she's shown she's every bit as corrupt as any middle man could aspire to be. | ||
| Frank (Frank) Username: Frank Registered: 09-2008 Posted From: 85.222.86.72 |
Weber - I keep doing this, making it sound as if I'm naive and believe women are incapable of attaining the same level of incompetency, greed and corruption as men. I don't intend to mean that all. Gender should never be an issue when the person is wholly unsuitable and incapable of doing the job. |