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Lee Dargue

Opinion: Part of the solution is that we need more male feminists

By Lee Dargue | Mon 4th March 2013 - 10:23 am

Some rights reserved by Leo ReynoldsI’ve had enough.

I’ve had enough of women being seen by far too many people in society as second class citizens. I’ve had enough of working in the private sector and seeing women patronised for their ideas with a “oh that’s a good idea, love” attitude. I’ve had enough of women having to fight for the right to be heard and then being granted a voice, because it’s time to ‘let the woman talk’. I’ve had enough of a pervasive society, which for centuries has degraded women to being the pretty ones who are meant to serve men. I’ve had enough of women being pressurised

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  • Tim Leunig
    Looking forward to seeing lots of you there!...
  • Tim Leunig
    Well said Chloe. If we want more people to do public sector job X, pay people doing that job more. All the evidence is that people look at headline wages, and h...
  • Jason Connor
    To add to Chloe's list hospital porters, phlebotomists, litter pickers and security guards. I am sure there are many others but some occupations have less trade...
  • cim
    With almost all of these mentioned "key professions" being public sector ones (care workers, for now, aside) where the state both sets and pays the wage directl...
  • Jana
    @Peter Wrigley, @David Raw From personal experience: I have a good friend who is a manager in a manufacturing company who was telling me that his company recen...