10th-June-2007
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Here is a sexist article about those poor, poor, disadvantaged women and the evil employers who make them suffer. With comments by me  The future looks bright for women. There is hope that organisations are
getting better at recruiting, retaining and developing female talent. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/lif...icle655625.ece
Surely gender is no longer an issue when it comes to employment. Females are outperforming males in education, high-flying international female business leaders are regularly cited in the media, and women themselves are reluctant to be singled out for any preferential treatment.
NO? THEN WHY, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE WOMEN- AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION WHEN BIDDING FOR STATE JOBS? WHY IS IT THAT IN OUR OFFICE-SUPPLY CATALOG, THERE IS A SEPARATE INDEX FOR WOMEN- AND MINORITY-OWNED BUSINESSES? I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A UK ARTICLE, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT THE UK IS WORSE THAT THE US WHEN IT COMES TO BIG BROTHER AND POLITICALLY CORRECT BULLSHIT. Even so, women do not always receive equal pay or share the same number of management positions as do their male counterparts, AND YOUR POINT IS? THE WAGE FALLACY HAS BEEN DISPROVED OVER AND OVER AGAIN. COMPARE APPLES TO APPLES IF YOU’RE GOING WITH THIS LINE OF REASONING. THEN AGAIN, NEVER MIND, YOU’D KILL YOUR OWN POINT.nor are they always welcome in the secretive, patriarchal cultures that dominate some organisations. DO ANY OF YOU KNOW OF SUCH AN ORGANIZATION?The Times Top 50 Places Where Women Want to Work is not about jobs for the girls. Nor is the rise of women about the fall of men. It is about providing insightful information about the UK’s largest and most progressive employers so that women can compare organisations based on their own needs and interests. IF IT’S NOT ABOUT JOBS FOR THE GIRLS, THEN WHY ISN’T IT THE TOP 50 PLACES WHERE EVERYONE WANTS TO WORK? The Times compiled the Top 50 with the help of Aurora, a company that helps large organisations to market their employer brand and job vacancies to women. CAN’T FAULT AURORA FOR THAT, IT’S A MONEY-MAKING ENTERPRISE, GIVEN CURRENT HIRING REQUIRMENTS. At Aurora we fully understand that regardless of how good a woman is, her choice of employer can make or break her career. And it is not only the women who are doing their homework on the differences between organisations; it is also their husbands, partners and friends. As a society we are increasingly aware of how the organisation a woman works for impacts on her life outside work. So it is in everyone’s interest for women to choose the right organisation. AND THIS IS TRUE ONLY FOR WOMEN BECAUSE…..?Men often tend to apply for careers based on salary first, the job second and finally on the organisation, while women tend to look at the organisation and what is on offer, then consider the job, then look at the salary. EXACTLY! AND THEN THEY COMPLAIN THAT THEY’RE NOT MAKING AS MUCH AS THEIR “MALE COUNTERPARTS”. It is a myth to believe there is one organisation that is best for women. The Top 50 intentionally lists the 50 most progressive employers in alphabetical order. What one woman values in her employer may be different from another. The needs of a woman returning from maternity leave with a six-month-old baby are different to a recently graduated single childless woman or a senior manager with her eye on a boardroom position. All will value different organisations for different reasons. AGAIN, SAME AS ANYONE. (IS THAT 6 MONTH MATERNITY LEAVE PAID?)Working tirelessly for women to have the right to vote, equal pay and general equality, the motto of the Suffragettes of the early 1900s was “Actions not words”. HOW IRONIC. THEIR ACTIONS SPEAK FAR MORE LOUDLY THAN THEIR WORDS. More than a century later it is organisations that need to show that they walk the talk. This is why the Top 50 goes well beyond what policies are in place and analyses initiatives and achievements. In every aspect, the responsibility and accountability of large employers is now greater and more visible than ever before. More organisations are becoming carbon neutral, their accounting and directorships are more transparent, even commodities cannot be traded without organisations assuming responsibility for the damage done by their extraction, processing, shipping and sale. So when it comes to competing on the human front, society now demands that large employers possess a credible reputation in responsibly developing people and in retaining talent by supporting their mandatory work needs. A diverse workforce is more effective because it better reflects its customers and shareholders, and is more equipped to understand global trends and issues. It will be these organisations that will progressively win the war for talent. THIS, I DOUBT. OH, I HAVE NO DOUBT WOMEN AND HUGOS WILL BE FLOCKING TO WORK THERE. WHAT I DOUBT IS THAT THEY’LL GET THE ACTUAL TALENT. I, FOR ONE, WOULD NOT WANT TO WORK WITH THAT GROUP. HOW MANY OF YOU MEN WOULD? AND DIVERSITY? PLEASE. I THOUGHT THEY SAID WE WERE ALL ALIKE?Congratulations to the organisations that made it into this year’s Top 50. The standard is very high, the initiatives are very successful and, best of all, there is real hope that organisations are getting better at recruiting, retaining and developing female talent. WELL, GOOD FOR THEM. I WONDER WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THEY FIND OUT
THAT THIS UNTAPPED RESOURCE IS UNRELIABLE, UNREASONABLE, AND DEMANDING? GLENDA STONE chief executive of
Aurorawww.wherewomenwanttowork.com
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