Whilst I know what you're getting at, let's not forget that women have been disadvantaged in the football world for decades. The organisations I work alongside are still crying out for female Level 1, let alone level 2 coaches. I've been assistant manager at my daughter's club for several years, and women are hugely outnumbered, even in the women's game. Also, to redress the balance, I applied to the FA last year to get some funding for the women's walking football team I play for. I was told that the emphasis in that cycle of funding was men's walking football. I've had to wait 12 months. And as for walking football - mens clubs established at 50+, 60+, 70+ nationwide and nationally. The powers that be have only just cottoned on to the fact that female walking footballers are younger - i.e. 40 - 60, because they are the women who were never offered football as an option when they were at school. They advertise tournaments based on the age of male players, and wonder why no womens teams enter. Inequalities are still rife in football.
It's a womans world now. I'm all for equality but I'm sick to death of this 75% in favour of women thing. Not that I agree with much she says but Ann Widdecombe summed it up excellently when she said women have never had it so easy on This Morning.
Depends on your age. If you're a 35 + woman you have probably experienced inequality all your life, and some of those inequalities can never be redressed. Those women haven't "had it easy".
Yet 75 % of women where both partners work end up doing all the housework, men still outearn them etc etc.
Of course it's the best that women have had it. There's been centuries of inequality and society is working to redress that. Just because women have it better than they have done previously doesn't mean that there are no longer any issues. Or should they just shut up and be thankful they can vote?
No different from the ‘we especially welcome applicants from .....(take your pick of any minority group)..... often seen on Emergency service adverts
If you're a white male and think things are stacked against you then you need to take a good long look at yourself.
White Middle Aged (or should it be Middle Ages) men will soon be extinct... goodness, how will the world survive?!?!?!?
Whether you like to admit it or not, employers are subject to unconscious bias when picking CVs for interview. Women and men with "ethnic" names are significantly less likely to be picked for interview if their names and backgrounds are on their CVs than if they are submitted blind (so just employment history). I've worked with some great women, immigrants, and men - and some of each that have been nothing better than useless. (I'm sure that some would say the same about me).
I'm 27. I can only go off what I've seen or experienced in my time. To me, and it's not all women but a large percentage of them seem to take offence to every single thing. Only yesterday I saw an old bloke say excuse me love and the young lass whipped around having a right pop at him just because he called him love. I should probably have elaborated more on the original point I made. Maybe it's a generational thing, but in my generation the women seem more eager to cause I scene and take offence to anything that a man says. What's wrong with a man complimenting a woman's appearance? You're seeing more and more people sacked from jobs because a man has said something on the lines of "you look lovely today". What's all that about? Come on man. Jobs now have to interview an equal amount of men and women for a job, even if that means leaving out another man who is better qualified. It's wrong. Bizarre.
As if we have to read this anecdotal blah blah small minded "what's the world coming to? What about me?" nonsense in the week that female deaths by domestic violence reached a 5 year high (173). But, no you're right, Pal, they are all getting a bit above their station what with demanding their own refereeing courses and that.
You're too kind. Please dont give me credit for something that I never said, I dont deserve it. You should work for The Sun, excellent twisting.
Quite often, very rare that its positive though! No in all seriousness it's not something I would personally do, but I don't see anything wrong with it. I used work as an example, you could say a wedding. Would it be wrong or offensive of me to say to a bridesmaid you look lovely? I dont think it is. I just think the worlds gone mad. As I said, I support equal pay, equal opportunity etc etc but I do think it favours women more now. The best candidate for a job should be the one who gets the job, not just because the said person is a man or a woman. It's a load of rubbish.
As a 18 year old, I worked on nightshift with a lot of Women and they often took great pleasure in walking behind me commenting on how nice my backside looked. Although a little embarrassed as they were all married and older, I took it as a compliment.
And if they did., should he pleased or upset. I know if somone commented on my appearance it would "make my day"