Encouraging equal parental leave, instead of just maternity leave, could entirely mitigate any negative impact on women's advancement in the workforce after having children, new research has suggested. Implementing maternity leave alone is likely to hold women back from career progression, but when companies encourage parental leave for men and women, the negative impact on women's advancement is cancelled out completely, the research by Accenture and published ahead of International Womens' Day tomorrow found. The 'Getting to Equal 2018' report identified what it said are 40 key factors to foster gender equality in Irish workplaces, including that gender diversity is a priority for management. Equal parental leave for men and women, scrapping dress codes and having a diversity target were also found to be among the most influential factors in supporting the progress of women. The research was based on a survey of 22,000 working people in 34 countries - including more than 700 in Ireland. It measured perceptions of factors that contribute to their workplace cultures. The majority (59pc) said they work in organisations that don't have a women's network, but women do better where one is active. And the research said three times more women are on the fast-track in companies that already have at least one female senior leader.
iptba wrote: » Here's the latest batch of gender-related hashtags I have noticed trending for anyone interested (I know some are not) (Aside: I'm not on Twitter 24/7 of course and don't look back at lists for when I wasn't on) IMESUP@TIMESUPNOW: The TIME’S UP Legal Defense Fund provides subsidized legal support to those who have experienced sexual harassment, assault, or abuse in the workplace. #TIMESUP Comment: This description seems gender neutral but other descriptions have focused only on women from what I recall e.g.https://twitter.com/TIMESUPNOW/status/965377018815766530https://twitter.com/TIMESUPNOW/status/965280075439595520https://twitter.com/TIMESUPNOW/status/952696960733057024 #IWD2018 International Women's Day 2018https://twitter.com/SolaceWomensAid/status/964193906614308864 #SocialJusticeDay Gender is mentioned quite a lot but pretty much exclusively women/females only mentioned.https://twitter.com/UN_Women/status/965731498681827329https://twitter.com/UN_Women/status/966003315518697473https://twitter.com/KevinMajoni/status/965929237118058496https://twitter.com/ActionAid_Kenya/status/965801803404234752https://twitter.com/ActionAid_Kenya/status/965921122356269056 International Women's Day #IWDCCD Accenture Ireland @Accenture_Irl International Women’s Day in the Convention Centre Dublinhttps://twitter.com/Accenture_Irl/status/970962142777266176 International Women's Day-related hashtags have been trending a lot over the last week or 2
titan18 wrote: » Ya, our place had Edel House in for it. Feck if I'm giving money to a charity that discriminates against men. Company was all show how great women are in there, and it's a place where it's a vast majority female anyway, so it's not like they needed to do it. Nothing for International Mens Day of course, or like they'd even think of doing it.
Sleepy wrote: » I'm by no means arguing against doing so but even if the governmet could be persuaded to grant men equal parental leave, does anyone really think that women wouldn't still be the majority of primary care givers? No doubt it would improve the gender balance somewhat but there'd still be two major issues maintaining an earnings gap between men and women: 1. IME, far more women *want* to be stay-at-home parents or do drop to part-time hours in order to spend more time with their kids than men. 2. Most women still want to "marry up" (or at least marry men of equal earning capacity as themselves). Unless a couple earn enough to pay for a full-time nanny (not something most of us can do) one, or the other parent will still have to become the primary care-giver who works shorter hours, takes more leave to deal with sick kids etc. If women aren't partnering up with men who earn less than themselves in much larger numbers, there's little economic incentive for the status quo to change: women will still tend to take on the primary care giver role in higher numbers than men.
Zulu wrote: » Which is exactly what happened in Sweden. IIRC, they had to force couples for men take a portion of the leave. Of course there's an argument that men simply wouldn't take it, but I believe the reality is more that couples continued to choose to let the mothers have it.
Triceratops Ballet wrote: » Yes but it's about choice, ...
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Spot on. I listened to an American show discussing male circumcisions and the host said 'yeah but foreskin is fcuking ugly' . And a point which seemed to carry weight was that circumcised men wanted their son to look like them. It would down to cosmetic surgery on an infant's genitals. Mental stuff.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » I see a new study has shown very positive results for the Male Contraceptive Pill. It comes up every so often and this time they seem to have solved some of the serious side effects including liver swelling and each pill lasting a day. As always, more testing needed. But this represents another way to empower men to take control of their reproductive health. Hopefully it becomes a viable option sooner rather than later.https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/18/male-contraceptive-pill-safe-use-does-not-harm-sex-drive-first/amp/
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Apparently Coronation Street is airing a story about a man who is drugged and raped by a new friend. The story is set to run for the next few weeks. Men’s rape charity Male Survivor has had an increase of calls by 1700% since the story first aired. Great to see such a serious men’s issue getting publicity.http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/news/a852803/coronation-street-david-platt-male-rape-boosts-helpline-calls/
Sleepy wrote: » I think it's a shame they made the rapist a man tbh, could've been much more useful if the character were raped by a woman.
silverharp wrote: » Im the first to ask about switching the genders around but female on male rape is not a common fear amongst men so probably not a compelling story line, there was that 90's movie disclosure with Michael Douglas. in this realm I guess domestic abuse against men would be a good story line
deandean wrote: » Interesting article here about the late great Robin Williams in his ‘Mork from Ork’ days. So apparently he was a bit mad sometimes (!), and he got overexcited sometimes, and he did some provocative things to Mindy and the rest of the cast:https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/mar/21/robin-williams-groped-flashed-me-on-set-mork-mindy-pam-dawber Having watched all his movies I feel I know the man, somewhat. The word ‘sexual’ never ever came into my mind set when I was looking at his stuff, and this seems to be borne out by the commentary of those on the set with him. He was just full-on; full of energy. I guess that if this was to happen today, he would be sued for zillions of dollars, he’d would lose all his endorsements, be declared bankrupt, the guy might even have ended up topping himself as a result of vile commentary from the feminatzis. Robin Williams. A lovable, brilliant, decent guy.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Why a shame?
Sleepy wrote: » Quite simply because it might challenge the "men are always the perpetraitors of rape / violence / everything evil in the world" view of the modern media. It's not exactly a show aimed at, or generally watched by, men though and the aim of their inclusion of such storylines is usually to "highlight issues". IMHO, it'd be nice if they could address male rape without the continued implication that "rapist" = "man".
Sleepy wrote: » El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Why a shame? Quite simply because it might challenge the "men are always the perpetraitors of rape / violence / everything evil in the world" view of the modern media. It's not exactly a show aimed at, or generally watched by, men though and the aim of their inclusion of such storylines is usually to "highlight issues". IMHO, it'd be nice if they could address male rape without the continued implication that "rapist" = "man".
PeterParker957 wrote: » Agreed, when I read the story was to be told I was concerned - it will be dark - but it needed to be told. I work with students I have seen a video of a survivor of rape, he broke my heart. More funding, help, understanding and compassion needed.
The case began in 2011, when the Austrian Minister of Transport, Innovation and Technology led by Social Democrat (SPÖ) politician Doris Bures—currently the Second President of the country's Parliament—decided to consolidate two departments and had to pick a new manager. Three candidates came forward and were all judged to be highly-qualified for the role. Ursula Zechner, who then headed the rail regulator Schienen-Control, was ultimately offered the job over the other two male applicants. Franzmayr, whose application was rated 0.25 percent higher than Zechner's, sued for gender discrimination. The Federal Administrative Court ruled in his favor on Monday, the Austrian press reported, and instructed the State to pay him compensation worth €317,368 (nearly $390,000)—the difference between his current salary and the one he would have earned in the role plus damages and interest. The court found a "discernible pattern, according to which [Zechner] was treated more favourably than the other candidates from the beginning," it said in the ruling, quoted in AFP. Bures defended her decision in a statement to the press. She said the appointment was “carried out according to the procedure prescribed by law,” but admitted that the “mass underrepresentation of women" played a role in the decision-making process.
