THE LOONY LEFT
In what is described as a drive for sex equality in sport, Tessa Jowell has written to sports chiefs to lobby them to pressure the International Olympics Committee [IOC] to open all sports categories to both sexes. The aim is to introduce events such as all-male synchronized swimming and all-male rhythmic gymnastics, as well as female wrestling and boxing, at the London 2012 Olympics.
The IOC has the power to decide whether there will be any changes. Hopefully, Tessa Jowell’s zealotry will be rejected.
A report by the Office of National Statistics [ONS] reveals that women in their 20s earn as much as men. It is only when women have children that a pay gap emerges. This is because many women choose to stop work, or work part-time or change to less demanding jobs. Miss Conn of the ONS said:
On average, women have their first baby at 30.
However, a spokesman for the so-called Equality and Human Rights Commission said:
Despite the facts, the so-called Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which is clearly on an exercise of social engineering, merely repeats the doctrine that women are victims. In the economic slump we are now in, most ordinary people are more concerned to keep their jobs and to maintain their standard of living, rather than politically correct dogma.
It is too easy to scoff or shrug off this type of boring nonsense. But we cannot afford such malicious tripe, nor the politically correct quangos that promote it. The so-called Equalities and Human Rights Commission should be closed down. That is the policy of the English Democrats.
The IOC has the power to decide whether there will be any changes. Hopefully, Tessa Jowell’s zealotry will be rejected.
A report by the Office of National Statistics [ONS] reveals that women in their 20s earn as much as men. It is only when women have children that a pay gap emerges. This is because many women choose to stop work, or work part-time or change to less demanding jobs. Miss Conn of the ONS said:
‘There is a very small gender pay gap for those aged 18 to 21. It is non-existent for those aged 22 to 29 years.’
On average, women have their first baby at 30.
However, a spokesman for the so-called Equality and Human Rights Commission said:
‘One of the major causes of the pay gap, beyond the concern about women and men who are paid different rates for the same job, is the fact that they choose low-skill part-time jobs after they have children. We want to know if that is a genuine choice or a Hobson’s choice based on the limited opportunities available to women to work more flexibly.’
Despite the facts, the so-called Equalities and Human Rights Commission, which is clearly on an exercise of social engineering, merely repeats the doctrine that women are victims. In the economic slump we are now in, most ordinary people are more concerned to keep their jobs and to maintain their standard of living, rather than politically correct dogma.
It is too easy to scoff or shrug off this type of boring nonsense. But we cannot afford such malicious tripe, nor the politically correct quangos that promote it. The so-called Equalities and Human Rights Commission should be closed down. That is the policy of the English Democrats.
posted by erc @ 8:45 pm
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