WHY DOES NO ONE SAY THE OBVIOUS - THE 30% CLUB IS SEXIST

Sorry everyone it has been a while, been away working.

And on that point, a keen-eyed reader highlighted the launch of the 30% Club, a sexist organisation that promotes gender selection and therefore gender discrimination in the membership of the boards of UK companies. Its site says that a better balance positively influences decision making - a sexist notion that says having too many men (and also too many women you presume) negatively influences decision-making.

The idea is to ensure that all UK boards of the FTSE-100 have a membership of at least 30% women. This is by definition sexist as selection to be a board member is based on gender and not ability.

And before, the usual suspects rant on about dinosaur views - it is never a problem if a board was made of 100% women so long as they were the best people for the job.

The outcome on the ground of this is that it will mean actual discrimination against men. As argued many times before (here), it means some men will not be able to be considered to go onto a board because it may mean the magic 30% figure ratio will be broken. Even though that man may be the best and most talented candidate if a spot becomes available.

On the reverse, many talented women will be viewed suspiciously and tokenly as being just there to make the 30% figure even though they may be a great board members. And of course, some women may be placed on a board who really are not good enough but again the numbers need to add. Dear 30% Club - this will negatively effect decision-making!

The point this site never loses sight of is that if a man cannot get onto the board becuase of gender quotas then his wife/girlfriend and any daughters are also being discriminated against by proxy, all done in their name.

Lastly, it is not just about the membership. What will also be happening underneath the board level is the whole continuation of schemes such as talent spotting for women, mentoring, specialist senior management training and the like for women only. Thereby leaving men in their peer group at below board level at a disadvantage. That is, they will be sexually discriminated against.

A parallel in some ways can also be drawn with the current News of the World saga. In that for years the behaviour of the paper has been tolerated and people been too scared to take it on. The whole anti-male set up in the UK is similar - no politicians or business leadwers are prepared to take it on. This can be seen in this subject where it is so blatantly sexist against men and breaks the British tradition of meritocracy and equality but no one is prepared to challenge it (except Stuart Rose).

Posted by Skimmington

Media coverage: Guardian (of course),

Comments

[John Kimble]

"The whole anti-male set up in the UK is similar - no politicians or business leadwers are prepared to take it on"

that's only 99.9% accurate - we do have Dominic Raab. Also a rather unexpected piece from Harriett Baldwin this week:

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/platform/2011/07/harriett-baldwin-mp-why-it-is-high-time-we-abolished-the-gender-gap-in-the-state-pension-age.html#tpe-action-posted-6a00d83451b31c69e2015433821bf1970c

[Bob]

Would the "30% Club" advocate a campaign to award at least 30% of child custody battles to men?

After all, we hear so much from feminists about how they suffer from the "work-life ballance", perhaps this would relieve some of the pressure. Then they'll be free to enjoy the work-work ballance so many men have silently been enduring for decades.

[K]

"What will also be happening underneath the board level is the whole continuation of schemes such as talent spotting for women, mentoring, specialist senior management training and the like for women only."

Another example of this kind of approach is the somewhat cavalier attitude toward the dispensation of public money by the self-appointed 'Newport Women's Forum' which I'm sure will soon be coming to a cash-strapped local authority near to you.

Want some free cash? Only one sex can apply for these grants, though - even though more than one sex funds them through paying their taxes.

http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/9130848.Newport_women_can_apply_for_awards/

Yes, apparently you get offered up to £1,000 just for being female now.

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