LostinBlanch wrote: » Austrian man sues under gender discrimination laws as a lesser qualified* woman is promoted over him. He won €317,368. 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. If more men start to win these discrimination cases I wonder how long it'll be before there'll be howls of outrage and calls for gender discrimination cases to only go one way i.e. against men only?
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.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » It's in The times and the guardian too if that makes it more likely to be true.
py2006 wrote: » El_Duderino 09 wrote: » It's in The times and the guardian too if that makes it more likely to be true. Times slightly
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Good news on the life expectancy gap. It seems men and women will have similar life expectancy by 2032. The article sites lifestyle changes as the cause of the gap and says there is no biological reason for women living longer than men.https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5542909/amp/Men-live-long-women-2032-fewer-men-smoking.html
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Very droll. I’m just reporting some news relevant to men and men’s rights. Sorry that it’s good news. Twitter seems to be a good enough source to cause twisted knickers when it’s a bad news story.
Sleepy wrote: » El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Good news on the life expectancy gap. It seems men and women will have similar life expectancy by 2032. The article sites lifestyle changes as the cause of the gap and says there is no biological reason for women living longer than men.https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5542909/amp/Men-live-long-women-2032-fewer-men-smoking.html That's interesting. So the general tendency for women to be more likely to have unhealthy habits is balancing out the general tendency for men to take more risks in their youth or pursue more dangerous career paths...
Sleepy wrote: » If men and women are set to have equal life expectancy, and women smoke at the same rate as men, something else has to balance out the increased propensity of men to die in youthful accidents and the workplace. As the numbers of women in western society that die in childbirth would be trivial (although equally tragic) when compared to the numbers of men dying in the workplace, as a result of risk-taking behaviors or due to violence, something else must be bridging this gap. There are regular media reports that teenage girls and young women are less likely than their male counterparts to engage in regular sporting activities or physical exercise. They'd also be far more likely to use sun beds. I'm simply concluding that those unhealthy habits must be part of the equation.
Pawwed Rig wrote: » It will be interesting to see the headlines following the Paddy Jackson case.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Why would the headlines be interesting? He’s a sports star who may have committed rape. Depending on the outcome of the trial, the headlines would be fairly predictable. What are you expecting?
givyjoe wrote: » Oh ffs. You very well know the answer. Just look at Twitter #ibelieveher what you'll find is hysterical, biased outrage from people who had already decided they were guilty, and are absolutely fuming that the 'wrong' result was returned.
suicide_circus wrote: » Who may have committed rape? You missed the not guilty verdict then?
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Are we still asking about twitter or headlines? Any numpty can get irate on Twitter.
El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Twitter, which will be followed by headlines from the usual suspects.
givyjoe wrote: » El_Duderino 09 wrote: » Twitter, which will be followed by headlines from the usual suspects. Oh grand. You're as free to get upset about twitter as everyone else on twitter. But who are the usual suspects and what will the headlines be? Why be so vague if you're confident you know what's going to happen?
givyjoe wrote: » Who says I'm upset? I see your back to your old self? The feigned interest in men's issues didn't last long eh?!
Sleepy wrote: » I've been generally trying to avoid the topic on social media tbh. Though the smart arse in me is really having to hold back from asking if the hashtag #ibelieveher refers to the accuser or Dara Florence who witnessed the threesome and judged it to appear consensual.
(Meredith) – A 13-year-old boy who drew a stick figure holding a gun and another holding two knives was suspended from his North Carolina middle school. The boy’s father, James Herring, said he can’t believe his son received a two-day suspension earlier this month for what he calls a harmless picture. “[He’s] just expressing himself, nothing violent,” Herring told WRAL. “I drew pictures like this…any other person of his age drew pictures like this. It’s nothing to get expelled from school for.”
