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"The persistent unequal career opportunities and the pay differential between men and women with similar jobs, qualifications and skills are a problem, as is the failure to take into account some of the specific constraints involved in reconciling work and family life.
However, the problem will not be resolved by the main method proposed in this report: so-called positive discrimination and quotas. That is because this approach is based on the misguided notion that men and women’s roles should be interchangeable at all times and in all circumstances. Another reason is that this method creates enduring doubts about the actual skills of the individuals involved, thereby undermining their legitimacy. It also seems rather patronising to offer specific mentoring and training for women to improve their access to management roles. Is it that they are suffering from discrimination or do you think that they are not clever enough?
Combine this with a desire for legislation on home life to create a fairer division of family care duties and the whole thing becomes ludicrous. It is depressing to imagine a world where men do the laundry while women are a silent but decorative token presence on management boards, having been appointed purely on the strength of being female."@en1
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