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Quinky

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Re: Equality Issues
« Reply #15 on: Tuesday 25-Jun-2019, 22:57* »
To be clear, I haven’t said that women should be promoted because of their gender. I would say that if gender is irrelevant (as we all seem to agree), the gender ratio at the entry level should be continued throughout the industry. If it isn’t, there is an issue.

And there is plenty of evidence that the gap starts from early in careers (the 20-25 year olds) and grows.

Yes, people can chose their own career but we are much more likely to copy what we have already seen. If people still look at little girls as future nurses and little boys as future doctors, that becomes the norm. So as they grow up, that’s what they aim for.

Which is the same reason we don’t see many female sewage workers.

Or we could stop trying to steer people into career directions. Look at Sweden, recognised as possibly the best country in the world world for equality. Given the choice, most people choosing a career in engineering are male, whilst those choosing nursing are predominantly female. It's the result of free choice.

Ironically my business is in an industry with almost 70%of females. There are campaigns and initiatives to get more females at board level, but no initiatives to get more men into the industry.

I guess equality is selective.


 

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