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Should women be given top jobs in businesses just because they are women?
France is very close to passing a new law "to force big companies to appoint women to 40 per cent of their boardroom seats" http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6995911.ece
If feminism is about promoting equality, why don't they want women to be given an equal opportunity to get top jobs, instead of a free ride?
For close on two decades I have opposed mandating gender ratios in the work force.
One national supermarket chain I was then working for (1990 -- 1992) stated the intention to have 52% women in all levels of the company by 1995. This was based on 52% of the population being female, therefore their corporate image as responsive, caring, community-aware business citizens was established/ maintained.
On expressing my dismay at such policy, I was labelled out of step with community trends and values, a male chauvinist pig and a social dinosaur.
I then asked:
-- If women are the most appropriate staff for any level of position, shouldn't they occupy 100% of positions instead of 52% ? (This concept apparently hadn't been contemplated.)
-- If 1995 came and the positions hadn't been filled due to lack of qualified applicants or simply women didn't WANT to occupy some positions what was the "B" plan ? ( I was confidently informed that WOULDN'T happen -- without explanation why.)
-- If the 52% ratio was intended to reflect community make-up, since then in Australia 2% of the population identified as Aboriginal, 15% as homosexual and 37% as Roman Catholic, would black catholic lesbians be targeted as employees ? ( Apparently I was being ridiculous. It seems equality did not extend to racial, sexual or religious persuasions.)
Later I found why together with 4 other "movers and shakers" we'd been hired with no females amongst us. At the never mentioned conclusion of the strategy for which we'd been hired we would be readily disposable: females couldn't be as easily fired. During the 1992 recession 8000 male employees nationally were mandatory made redundant over 3 months: 200 females took voluntary retrenchment packages. Being voluntary departures, retrenchment packages were not legally mandated but were provided anyway.
The ratio WASN'T met until well after target date, not all positions had competent occupants, and circa 2002 the company was hived off for sale from its parent company as a potential earnings basket case.
The point of the above is many "feel good" policies can be readily entered without sufficient forethought for ramifications or consideration for realities.
There are many women who constantly experience aches and pains that they try to overlook because of being caught up with whatever they are doing or too busy to notice. A woman should know that minor pains that are constant could be a sign of something serious. Millions of women out there don't always stop to listen to what their body is saying and end up suffering adverse consequences later.
What to Do with Women's Body Pains
Always listen to what your body has to say so that you will not regret having missed the signs when you develop a more complicated condition later on. Here are the top pains that women commonly experience and the necessary action that you should take once you experience them:
* Stomach ache and discomfort. You can easily pass off these feelings as having a sensitive stomach or as a reaction to something that you have eaten but if you are already suffering from them regularly, you should make an appointment with your doctor for an evaluation. This could be a sign that you have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcers, gallbladder, or pancreatic disease. Many doctors recommend fiber supplements for IBS. An extensive work up should be done by your Doctor before the diagnosis of IBS is ma.de.
* Pains in the head or neck area. This happens due to stress in the majority of situations This can indicate that you are suffering high blood pressure, aneurysms, or even different types of cancers in the neck area or head. This could be the precursor of stroke or other vascular abnormality.
* Painful periods. Monthly painful periods could indicate that a woman has endometriosis. Many women think that this is just a normal condition, but this is not at all true. If the medications that you take don't help alleviate the pain, visit your doctor to find out if you have endometriosis. In this condition, women experience severe pain due to the accumulation of misplaced endometrial tissue on the tubes, ovaries, and bowel. It can lead to infertility and chronic pain if not treated. What you need to do is to consult a doctor that can diagnose and give you medications for your condition.
* A pain on the right side of the body. This could suggest the presence of gall stones. These are solid collections of cholesterol or calcium that build up in a sac under the liver or the gall bladder. They can cause blockage in your digestive system and leads to severe pain. A treatment for this is to remove the stones surgically.
* Sharp back pain. This could be due to bad posture and vertebral problems. It has a direct impact on your work and daily schedule and could lead to complications later on.
The aches and pains are not the only problems that women should notice. Experts also advise to never ignore petty things like fatigue, shortness of breath, or having blood in your urine. Every time you encounter an abnormality in your health, talk to your doctor immediately.
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