Eldorado Posted November 23, 2020 #1 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Germany’s coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country’s listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German boardrooms. In a deal agreed on Friday evening by Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their junior partner the Social Democrats, management boards with more than three members must include at least one woman, reversing a voluntary system that critics argue has failed to achieve the required shift towards gender equality. Ful monty at the UK Guardian: Link 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted November 23, 2020 #2 Share Posted November 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Eldorado said: Germany’s coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country’s listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German boardrooms. In a deal agreed on Friday evening by Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their junior partner the Social Democrats, management boards with more than three members must include at least one woman, reversing a voluntary system that critics argue has failed to achieve the required shift towards gender equality. Ful monty at the UK Guardian: Link It sounds like a different type of affirmative action to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted November 23, 2020 #3 Share Posted November 23, 2020 30 minutes ago, Eldorado said: Germany’s coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country’s listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German boardrooms. In a deal agreed on Friday evening by Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their junior partner the Social Democrats, management boards with more than three members must include at least one woman, reversing a voluntary system that critics argue has failed to achieve the required shift towards gender equality. Ful monty at the UK Guardian: Link I`m against mandatory quotas, its should be based on ability only not sex. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted November 23, 2020 #4 Share Posted November 23, 2020 If the woman is sitting at the boardroom table, who's gonna serve the refreshments? 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essan Posted November 23, 2020 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Aha, I think I see their mistake. It's every Bedroom should have a women 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz_Light_Year Posted November 23, 2020 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2020 6 minutes ago, acute said: If the woman is sitting at the boardroom table, who's gonna serve the refreshments? That's going to get you a visit from the Gender Constables. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aroundthecorner Posted November 24, 2020 #7 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hopefully on a merit basis not simply because shes female. I want to see an equal and fair gender system that includes the physical side of life not just board room brains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Posted November 24, 2020 #8 Share Posted November 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Aroundthecorner said: Hopefully on a merit basis not simply because shes female. I would be insulted if I got a job based on my gender. If I had any doubt I wouldn't take it. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted November 24, 2020 #9 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I don't agree with positive discrimination/ affirmative action. 'Token women', and quotas of none-whites, is not the way to go. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quillius Posted November 24, 2020 #10 Share Posted November 24, 2020 You cannot have equality of opportunity coupled with Equal outcome. As per above, to try and force equal outcome removes equal opportunity. Equal opportunity is a must to maximise our progression. Positive discrimination and affirmative action literally contradicts and destroys the very essence of its proposed purpose.. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted November 24, 2020 #11 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 17 hours ago, Cookie Monster said: I`m against mandatory quotas, its should be based on ability only not sex. tell that concept good bye, it is a liberal world now. they fight not against institutionalized racism \sexism, they fight FOR it. as long it is against white males, i've seen plenty of board meetings there is ALWAYS females there, always were. Edited November 24, 2020 by aztek 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerBright19 Posted November 25, 2020 #12 Share Posted November 25, 2020 All those in favour of turning women into a quota statistic - raise your hand. (silence) Reminds me of this scene. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted November 26, 2020 #13 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 9:41 PM, acute said: If the woman is sitting at the boardroom table, who's gonna serve the refreshments? She needs a pretty male bimbo to serve her, fetch her breakfast and dinner, and take care of any `personal extras` lol. Some businesses are quite unprofessional from favouritism and exploitation, to male boards thinking women are incapable of leadership. It does happen, but I cannot help but think many women who get annoyed by it lack the experience and people skills needed to navigate through it and end up on the board. Simply pointing out to the person why its unacceptable and unfair is often enough to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TashaMarie Posted November 26, 2020 #14 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 11/24/2020 at 2:22 AM, Aroundthecorner said: Hopefully on a merit basis not simply because shes female. I want to see an equal and fair gender system that includes the physical side of life not just board room brains. That's all we women have asked for, for years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortugabob Posted November 27, 2020 #15 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Hopefully women will get equal rights when they receive their draft registration cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arbenol Posted November 27, 2020 #16 Share Posted November 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, tortugabob said: Hopefully women will get equal rights when they receive their draft registration cards. Let us know when you receive yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted November 27, 2020 #17 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 11/23/2020 at 2:31 PM, Eldorado said: Germany’s coalition government will introduce a mandatory quota for the number of women working as senior management in the country’s listed companies, in a move hailed as a “historic” step towards sexual equality in German boardrooms. In a deal agreed on Friday evening by Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats and their junior partner the Social Democrats, management boards with more than three members must include at least one woman, reversing a voluntary system that critics argue has failed to achieve the required shift towards gender equality. Ful monty at the UK Guardian: Link Does this include an guy who identifies as a woman, ( Bob looks at Joe nodding yes, Joe are you a woman, Joe says yes, quota met), lets move on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted November 27, 2020 #18 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, tortugabob said: Hopefully women will get equal rights when they receive their draft registration cards. That might be a good point, since we don't do a draft in the U.S. but young men do still have to register. Nowadays women are on the front lines in the U.S. military so it is werid that they even still have a draft registration. Maybe instead that should be stopped. Edited November 27, 2020 by Desertrat56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted November 27, 2020 #19 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsnotoutthere Posted November 27, 2020 #20 Share Posted November 27, 2020 (edited) Why single out boardrooms? How about every rubbish collection lorry must have a woman or every road tarmac team must have a woman? Edited November 27, 2020 by itsnotoutthere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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