When consultants Grant Thornton published its report into the Care Quality Commission scandal where it buried its report about its findings on the appalling problems at a hospital in Barrow-in-Furness, one of the bizarre episodes is around the naming of those involved.
When the report appeared, the names of the three female protagonists were redacted (concealed).
The names given were Mr E, Mr F and Mr G. Despite the fact that one was Cynthia Bower, another Jill Finney and another is an unnamed woman.
So why not state that these were Ms E, Ms F or Ms G?
Is it because if anything bad happens, Grant Thornton's default setting is that it must be a man or it thinks society's default setting is that it is a man) and would Grant Thornton choose a Ms J, K or L, if the protagonists were men. I very much doubt it.
By Grant Thornton choosing male 'addresses' for women, it shows a high level of level of cynicism about men and that if there is a scandal it must be down to men. In other words, a form of covert sexism and a negative stereotype about men.
It is a supporter of International Women's Day so we look forward to their support of International Men's Day.
Posted by Skimmington
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