Perhaps it was quite prescient to publish this week the history of the Campaign for Equality of State Pension Age when news reaches Rights of Man Towers that Age UK backed by Saga are campaigning against the equalisation of the state pension age (and retirement age) for man and women at 66 from 2018. Why any man is a member of these two organisations is beyond me.
By 2018, men will have received their state pension and retirement at a later date than women for 70 years. That is, 70 years of sexual discirmination against men. On top, men live shorter lives than women so enjoy retirement for even less than women. This 70 years has been a double whammy (covered here and here)
So instead of Age UK and Saga welcoming the news and saying what a great day it is for equality, they march on Parliament (Guardian, Independent, Telegraph , Daily Mail) .
The worst article is from Ros Altmann the director general of Saga who claims it is discriminatory. Yes that's right. The equalisation of state pension ages after 70 years of blatant sexism and discrimination against men is actually sexist towards women. Orwellian doublespeak of the highest order.
Such hypocrisy from people like Ros Altmann, Saga and Age Uk who claim to champions of equality when they stayed silent for 70 years shows how insignificant they feel equality counts for men.
If any men is a member of either Age Uk or Saga, they need their head tested. Rip up your membership book and send it back to these anti-male 'equality' hypocrites.
Posted by Skimmington
I suppose when you consider the average age of most Saga and Age UK members then it's obvious that the organsations are going to be female dominated because so many men that age are already dead or dying (no doubt some due to workplace conditions).
That said any such inbalances in membership aren't excuses for sexism and it really is disappointing to have to add yet anotehr two high profile organisations to our list of man haters/idiots.
Posted by: John Kimble | Thursday, 19 May 2011 at 21:33
I suggest that the above analysis are very true. I do support that view
Posted by: tarig | Friday, 20 May 2011 at 03:37
I really think you are still sexist, discriminating against men.
Can you please make an analysis of life expectancy,of life-expectancy-while-healthy, and of years in retirement?
Aren't women still enjoying a few years more of retirement benefits? Are they paying higher contributions for that?
I think men should retire a few years younger:
a) affirmative action to right past wrongs
b) make sure everyone has the same number of years in retirement.
c) this would even help to even out the fact that women work LESS years due to child care.
This is typical: feminist laws are SOOO UNJUST that men's rights proponents never dare to even demand EQUALITY, much less unfair or fair ADVANTAGES like feminists did, still do, and actually put into law.
Posted by: Account Deleted | Friday, 20 May 2011 at 10:33
I would love you to publish this in http://human-stupidity.com:
what your posting here, but with the additional analysis I was suggesting above.
Posted by: Account Deleted | Friday, 20 May 2011 at 10:35
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