ATTACK ON LACK OF FEMALE CABINET MEMBERS IS ANTI-MALE AND ANTI-MERITOCRATIC

The coalition of anti-male feminists that were brought together under the previous anti-male Labour Government were completely embedded into Britain's body politics including the media, government, and the public sector.

It allowed them free rein to not only berate men at every turn but also bring in a whole host of measures that undermined and discriminated against men. Men were just ignored. On top of this by creating this polictial framework it allowed the anti-male feminists to continually plead for special treatment above and beyond any concept of equality of treatment.

Their reaction to the measure outline by the Coalition Government on the equality of treatment for people accused of rape (covered here) but also in the hoo-hah about the lack of female representation in the Cabinet are sure signs of how they work. The larger the tears, the more about equality a measure is likely to be. 

The issue on the gender make-up of the Cabinet has witnessed some of the most pathetic special pleading I would say has ever been seen in British politics. The special pleading from the Fawcett Society is truly woeful and demeaning to all women this anti-male organisation allegedly represents (see here - 1, 2)

The new Cabinet is made up of 19 men and 4 women, a ratio of 4 to 1 (there are 138 women MP's up from 129, out of 647 in total - a ratio of surprise surprise 4 to 1, this despite all the action to stop men from being candidates but mainly driven by Labour not winning seats in their all women short-lists).

The slew of complaints that British politics is still too male has been unceasing from the anti-male feminists but they fail to answer the question anyone who truly believes in equality and meritocracy would ask:

Are there any women who should be in the Coalition's Cabinet on merit and are not?

When this question was asked on Radio 5 Live last week by the presenter to a gaggle of anti-male feminists, they could not answer. Honestly. There was just silence but that silence spoke volumes.

All those who complain about the lack of women in the Cabinet do so based on sexism, special pleading and special treatment.

What they want is a political system (they have done their best to get it with all women shortlists, 'A-lists' and quotas) where gender is more important than ability. Where those who go into politics to represent us are not chosen because of their capabilities but on whether they are a man or a woman. Where too many men is seen as sexist but not of course if the boot was on the other foot.

This inherent sexism is completely anti-equality. Britain needs the best people in its Cabinet, irrelevant of gender. If there was a 100% female Cabinet, so what, so long as they were there on merit.  But merit is a dirty word that the Fawcett Society, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Harman, Flint, The Guardian, The TImes (see why below) and many others want to see abolished.   

Media Articles- A pathetic and well and truly lambasted (see the article's Comments section) Katharine Viner in her Guardian is Free column but with a great antidote by Michael White in The Guardian, The Times and The Daily Telegraph.

Posted by Skimmington

Comments

[christina sarginson]

Gender should never be more important than ability. I would really hate it if as a woman I got a job just because of my gender I would want to get a job because of my skills and what I can do. This is particularly true if you are in a position to help run the country I want and need the right person irrespective of man or woman.

[Pete_]

The Harriet Harman method of increasing the number of female MP's, Ministers is to hamstring the men, hardly a fair or equal system. Immediately after the election there were women on Twitter calling for half of the cabinet to be women, presumably because there are two genders (There aren't actually!), and in their view the split should reflect that.

I did a quick calculation based on the percentage of female MP's in the coalition parties, I then worked out how that figure would relate to the number of females we should expect to see, it was less than 3, and I generously rounded it up to 3, and failed to pacify the feminazi.

Feminism has gone beyond equality, we now face misandrists in feminists clothing.

[Groan]

As you say the sudden silence on radio 5 was almost comical. Equally so David milliband having to give a female candidate a leg up just so the labour leadership election could be pc. I look forward to ms abbot being elected!