Call for parties to publish gender breakdown of candidates. Okay, then can we also have breakdowns of all parliamentary candidates by hair colour, height, weight, shoe size etc too? It’s about as relevant.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44681206 …
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It's not a 'hackneyed example', it was actually fact. There was a requirement in a job which meant that women found it difficult to qualify, so, they removed the requirement. When we got 2 women on duty, they couldn't do the job, non staff not allowed so training was stopped...
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My answer was much more in depth than that one bit. Where do you stand on the other part of my argument?
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My position is simple - a specification for the requirements for a job should be just that - what needed to do the job, and the best person to meet that specification should get that job. if a woman meets the spec best, then that's who should get the job - the 'right' person.
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I agree...I also want to make the resource pool richer.
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You obviously don’t lift Heavy weights on a daily basis, some of us lift an average of15-20 tons in a 10 hour shift, all by hand
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That’s right I should personally be able to do EVERY job in the world because I want to provide opportunities for others to have a good crack at any job they choose.
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John was suggesting exactly that. When I asked what jobs women couldn’t do you furnished a hackneyed example. My perspective is that if we look at the reasons why selection groups aren’t balanced we can tackle the source of that imbalance...
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...this, for me, is about helping create parity by removing barriers. Not giving the wrong person the job...helping them to be the right person for the job regardless of gender, sexuality, social upbringing etc...
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The fact is that there are some jobs that women are ideally suited to do, and men generally are not, and the reverse is also true. But 'diversity tests' have been proven to be used to show bias and to try and force 'equality'. This means setting the bar at the lowest level.
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This isn’t a conversation. You’re deaf to anything but your own reasoning. And I’m not interested in listening to your axe grinding, John.
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