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Re: Gender quotas for company boards
Reply #45 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:48am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:18am:

Make that .. someone intelligent WITH COMMON SENSE .. and ideally .. someone with tertiary education?

It's just that I'm getting tired of teaching ignorant, non-sensical, moronic male time travellers from the Dark Ages every time I log on these days.

If the posts from certain males in here are anything to go by .. then ignorance is definitely bliss.

Ho hum ..

I don't mean to be condescending at all.

It's just that I would love to hear from an enlightened/intelligent/experienced (preferably educated) male who knows wtf they're talking about. One who isn't forever sitting like some lazy and incompetent couch potato on the learning curve couch of every topic I enter.

That's all.

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #46 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:50am Quote: its time to pull up you panties ladies You first. It's telling that we get called "penis haters" for pointing out discrimination. We must be big hairy lesbians if we think women should receive fair treatment in the workplace, right? Moron. What do you call men who fight for gender equality?
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #47 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:53am Quote: What do you call men who fight for gender equality? Homos?
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #48 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:56am Gay men are hardly penis haters, are they?
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #49 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:57am What do you call men who fight for gender equality??? Intelligent men who have the insight to see that it will benefit THEM in the long run (given it will positively affect their mothers, sisters, aunts, nieces, daughters and grand-daughters). Those who fail to see this are plain DUMB!
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Re: Gender quotas for company boards
Reply #50 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:58am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 10:57am:

What do you call men who fight for gender equality???

Intelligent men who have the insight to see that it will benefit THEM in the long run (given it will positively affect their mothers, sisters, aunts, nieces, daughters and grand-daughters).

Those who fail to see this are plain DUMB!

yes Lisa, anyone who sees it differenytl to you is Dumb, and most likely from 'the dark ages'

Heard it before. We get it.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #51 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:01am Wesley, a quick question if I may .. you're ok with seeing YOUR mother, sisters, aunts, nieces, daughters and grand-daughters suffer on a/c of gender inequity/inequality in the workplace? A simple yes or no will suffice.
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Reply #52 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:03am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:01am:

Wesley, a quick question if I may .. you're ok with seeing YOUR mother, sisters, aunts, nieces, daughters and grand-daughters suffer on a/c of gender inequity/inequality in the workplace?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

They won't suffer...they're all doing just fine. The women in my life are strong enough to do just fine on their own merit.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #53 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:04am That wasn't the question I asked you. Read my question again .. slowly.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Posts: 7062 Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #54 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:05am Maybe they just haven't had to bash their heads on that glass ceiling. Yet.
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #55 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:05am Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:04am: That wasn't the question I asked you. well your question was loaded, wasn't it?
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #56 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:07am ... wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:05am: Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:04am: That wasn't the question I asked you. well your question was loaded, wasn't it? No! My question challenged YOU. And it was meant to. Now .. answer it. I dare you. As I said above .. a simple YES OR NO will suffice!
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Reply #57 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:07am

Annie Anthrax wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:05am:

Maybe they just haven't had to bash their heads on that glass ceiling. Yet.

How many men do you think make it to the top? It's a

tiny

percentage.

So why do you act like every man has it great, and every women is some poor, helpless waif? Have you no faith in womens abilities, without legislation to assist them?

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: Gender quotas for company boards Reply #58 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:09am Equity/equality .. seems some men have no idea what these concepts mean and how they differ .. sighs.
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Reply #59 - Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:12am

Lisa Jones wrote on Mar 10^th, 2011 at 11:01am:

Wesley, a quick question if I may .. you're ok with seeing YOUR mother, sisters, aunts, nieces, daughters and grand-daughters suffer on a/c of gender inequity/inequality in the workplace?

A simple yes or no will suffice.

I WOULDN'T be happy to see it, IF I believed it was an issue.

Now, would YOU be happy to see your father, brothers, uncles, sons etc be discriminated against, to fulfil a quota of women, who may not be equally qualified?

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