The Rights Of Man

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).

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Media coverage: Guardian (of course),

NEWS UPDATE

Lots been going on this week, so to keep up here are a few of the articles of relevance:

The Sun - Tories worse than Labour on U-Turns (Tom Newton-Dunne) Recognition of the infamous rape anonymity u-turn as this u-turn seems to have been erased when others talk about u-turns. Well done The Sun.

The Independent - How does slut-walking advance feminism (Yasmin Alibhai-Brown) - she attacks slut walking but then makes wild accusations about men

Daily Telegraph - Chivalry is benevolent sexism (Andy Bloxham) - madness from the USA making feminism a laughing stock

Daily Telegraph - If chivalry is dead, blame it on the selfish feminists (Lucy Jones) - sensible women fight back

Daily Telegraph - Why I'll be keep opening the door for women (Stephen Bayley)

Daily Mail - Equalities Office where women earn more than men (Gerri Peev) - Great work from Dominic Raab MP showing the hypocrisy of the Government's Office where equality only counts if you are a woman (and in Telegraph).

Conservative Home - Andrew Bridgen MP has no case to answer - Another man having his name dragged through the papers when he is not guilty, no mention of the girl's name - perhaps Mr Bridgen may want to campaign against his government's u-turn?

Daily Mail - Forgiving husbands begs police not to charge wife he stabbed him

Northampton Chronicle - Brian Binley MP hits out at Nuffield Foundation

The Guardian - Don't turn the clock back on women (Rachel Reeves) - More anti-male, pro women special pleading

Daily Mail - Feminism is so passe, it's boy's who need help now (Sandra Parsons) - Brilliant from Sandra Parsons

Daily Mail - Female drunks at Take That concert (James Tozer) - What will the feminists think of this sign of empowerment?

BBC - Russell Crowe backs downs on circumcision - The anti-male (including many men) out in force to force the actor to backtrack

The Sun - Bulimia rise in boys (Emma Little) - Emma's first class research which was on the front page of the Sun shows the paper has its serious side on men's issues (it run a front page on male victims of doemstic abuse two years ago). The Daily Mail and Telegraph  followed it up.

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WELSH IPCC DOES NOT RECOGNISE MALE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE EITHER

In April the site commented that the Director of Public Prosecutions at the Crown Prosecution Service, Kier Starmer, did not recognise the existence of male victims of domestic abuse.

Now the Independent Police Compliants Commissioner for Wales, Tom Davies, does not either.

At a conference this week in Wales he makes no mention of their existence, only the existence of female victims. Welsh male victims do not exist according to the leader of the Welsh IPCC. No mention in the press release either and nothing on the BBC from the IPCC although the broadcaster does mention the increase in females arrested.

There was a session on male victims as mentioned here but if all victims of domestic abuse are to be recognised people like Davies cannot continue to ignore male victims. They must show leadership and stop ignoring a key number of victims because of their gender. 

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WOMEN'S JUSTICE TASKFORCE PROPOSES THE END OF BLIND AND EQUAL JUSTICE

One of the stories of last week was the story on the increase in the number of women being convicted of domestic abuse. The same week, the Women's Justice Taskforce, set out a report welcomed by the Ministry of Justice, that said women's prisons should close. The BBC also reported that the taskforce of self-appointed experts wanted a  director of women's justice to be appointed to provide "clear leadership and accountability". A Minister for Women is not enough.

The story was also in the Daily Mail (read the comments for illumination) and Independent and Mary Riddell in the Telegraph waded in with some rank hypocrisy of the highest order.

This is an issue that we have covered before but reports like this are unbelievably dangerous for men and society as whole. How can Britain possible ever claim to be a champion of equality and have equality before the law when there the justice system discriminates against genders.

The whole justice system is based on the tenet that justice is blind, but how can it be when she sneaks a look from behind the blindfold to check what the gender is of the prosecuted and then hands down the sentence accordingly. Prison for the man, community service for the women - even if the crime is the same.

That is what the Women's Justice Taskforce wants and believes in (do they want this woman out on community service?).

It is not equality of justice is it is discriminatory justice.

Is there no end to discrimination against men, special treatment for women and the undermining of the rule of law and equal justice.

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Notes to Editors - this issue has been covered before: here, here

GLAMORGAN CRICKET CLUB BREAK LAW OVER CHEAPER TICKETS FOR WOMEN

A few days ago the site highlighted women only swimming sessions on the council tax and of course this infamous picture, however, an eagle-eyed reader pointed out that Glamorgan Cricket Club had been running something similar which also included radio adverts about its Tom Jones night.

They obviously had complaints because when I revisited the site today, they had taken off the reference that it was £5 for ladies and £12 (£18 on the door) for anyone else (who could that be?).

However, perhaps it was because it was a past event but they forgot to go back and change the ticket information on their Take That Ladies Night. This clearly states that it is £5 for women and £12 for others (£18 on the night).

Howzat for another case of illegal sex discrimination against men.

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HOW TO FIGHT SEX DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEN IN COUNCIL RUN LEISURE FACILITIES

Yesterday's story about women-only swimming lessons prompted much comment and John Wallace conacted the site again to remind us how he fought the council and won. The post is worth revisiting here.

A number of people have pointed out the the Equalities and Human Rights Commission have argued that single sex sessions are legal:

"A local authority funds a leisure centre which runs single-sex swimming facilities for women. This is unlikely to be unlawful sex discrimination because the Sex Discrimination Act allows facilities to be restricted by sex where the potential user-group would be seriously embarrassed by the presence of the opposite sex, or where the users are likely to be in a state of undress."

While this may mean there is a legal get out, it is still discriminmation especially if men have no similar sessions. It is also likely to be discriminatory if no research has been carried out to justify this.

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SEXIST WOMEN-ONLY SWIMMING SESSIONS FOUND ALL OVER THE UK

A recent post pointed out by Lindsey (see bottom of this post) pointed out the discrimination at Urmston Leisure centre  whereby her husband was banned from going swimming with her. This is in the borough of Trafford, who also have the ban on man in the Sale Leisure centre as well. As outlined in a recent post on Colchester where they have women-only saunas, this everyday story of male discrimination on the council tax never really goes away, despite the fact that it is clearly illegal.

It is in breach of the sex discrimination (now subsumed into the Equality act 2010) but as the Equalities and Human Rights commission's own guidance shows - it is illegal (here and here). Even if it was legal it is still discriminatory and immoral.

So anyway I thought I'd do a Google search to see who else apart from Oxford  and Bristol so here is a list:

Crawley,  Wandsworth ,Birmingham,  Croydon , Hull, Derby, Sheffield , Watford, Epsom & Ewell, Liverpool, Plymouth, Birmingham ( a petition to have more!!), Stretford again, Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Wolverhampton, Bradford, Brent, Glasgow, Reading, Middlesbrough, Rotherham, Slough, Islington, Newcastle, Leeds University, Nottingham, Waltham Forest, Camden, Cardiff, Coventry, Leicester, Brighton and Hastings (this council said they will black out the windows!!).

This was just after 8 pages on Google and thought I'd better stop else I might be there all night. Even the national swimming organisation has no problem with it and encourage women to find womne-only sessions.

What this does show is that councils seem to see it as no problem at all to hold women-only swimming sessions even though it breaks the law and discriminates against men. Men who of course pay their council tax too.

Is there no end to the discrimination against men and no end to the general acceptance that is OK.

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Editors note - Haringey has men and women only sessions

 

 

ARTICLES UPDATE

A few articles for the end of the month.

Daily Mail - Woman chopped off man's penis as he 'attempted to rape her' before taking it to the police as evidence (Rob Cooper) - Read the awful awful misandry in the comments section.

Jersey News - Male domestic abuse stigma is shattered 

BBC Wales - Pale male courts need more women judges - More calls for discrimination against men

The Guardian - How the government is letting down women (Polly Curtis)

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A PICTURE OF EVERYDAY DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MEN IN THE UK

A regular reader sent this over - a picture is worth a 1,000 words.

 

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MEN FIGHT BACK AGAINST COLCHESTER'S WOMEN-ONLY SAUNAS

One of the most discussed issues of last year was the discrimination against men in public services such as swimming pools (Sale, Sale 2, Oxford, Leicester and Bristol), and now we can add Colchester to the list.

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