Cancer Research UK's Race for Life, sponsored by Tesco, is concerned the number of women taking part this year is 10% down, a staggering 200,000.
The answer is very simple, allow men to take part (here and here).
Watch Cancer Research UK struggle to give a coherent answer. Pity the BBC did not ask the question why they don't allow men to take part.
It is such a shame that they won't give up on playing gender politics and end their discrimination against men. It means both men and women who have cancer or want to support loved ones lose out.
Incidentally the figures on their website show they spent £41 million on breast cancer (12,000 women sadly die per year) research and £19 million is spent on prostate cancer research (10,000 men sadly die per year).
Posted by Skimmington
Must stress, I have ended my communications with Cancer Research UK after campaigning for nigh on ten years - I have donated my £250 (promised to CRUK) to York Against Cancer. The proof can be seen here:
http://www.justgiving.com/JOHN-TAYLOR13
My reasons why can be read on my Just Giving page...
Perhaps Cancer Research will,one day, practice what they preach when they state :
Together "we" will beat cancer
Posted by: JOHN TAYLOR | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 at 08:41
Cancer Research UK also cancelled Oldham's Race for Life event. Readers could sign the petition here :
http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/kepp-the-race-for-life-in-oldham.html?fb_ref=right_bottom&fb_source=other_oneline
Posted by: JOHN TAYLOR | Tuesday, 17 May 2011 at 09:27
It's not just the BBC who are guilty here. There is no coverage of CRUK's sexism anywhere in the media. I've only ever seen maybe 3 pieces, all int the York press and the best one being in 2001.
Posted by: John Kimble | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 02:40
Also in relation to the death figures it's worth noting that generally very few young men get prostate cancer. Therefore as life expectancy increases we're going to see even more prostate cancer deaths in future.
Traditionally the approach to prostate cancer was to hope the men died of something else first. (when life expectancies were lower this sometimes "worked"). Of course now it's an even more ridiculous way to do things and increasingly so. Unfortunately we're still living with the legacy of such an approach.
Posted by: John Kimble | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 02:49
Have I got this right? First CRUK refuses to allow approximately half the potential participants to take part, then whines that there aren't enough applicants.
Don't they realise their sexist policies also alienate a lot of women? As a woman I absolutely refuse to support CRUK because of their blatant sexism. I've stopped using Tesco now too.
Posted by: Jenny | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 10:51
Some very annoyed people in Oldham...Petitioning to Keep Race for Life in Oldham...
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/55899/race-on-to-restore-charity-run
Posted by: John Taylor | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 20:02
Some very unhappy people in Oldham - petitioning to keep Race for Life in Oldham
http://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/8/news-headlines/55899/race-on-to-restore-charity-run
Posted by: JOHN TAYLOR | Wednesday, 18 May 2011 at 20:07
Stopped my monthly CRUK donation and now give to Prostate Cancer Research instead. Yes there's no such thing as bad cancer funding - but I think if it can be dispersed fairer then we should all do our bit.
Posted by: James | Sunday, 22 May 2011 at 21:34
Actually James that's what I did too! I now give to prostate cancer research instead.
Its sad that I can't give to Cancer Research UK without discriminatinag against men. It just shows how far the feminist industrial complex has spread.
It was ridiculous to see Gloria Hunniford on TV asking women to take part as the numbers were down, but stopping short of actually allowing men to take part too!
Imagine if they tried to ban black people but were on TV asking whites to sign up because numbers were low. You couldn't make it up !
Posted by: Bob | Thursday, 26 May 2011 at 05:28