Thursday, 13 May 2010

Where were the women when they negotiated this new UK government?

Hi Everyone - did anyone notice that not a single women was present during the days of negotiating how this new UK government was going to be formed? Last I looked, only 4 women have been given cabinet positions. What shocked me more was that I hadn't noticed that women were completely invisible in deciding who and how the UK was going to be governered until John Snow pointed it out when interviewing a female political reporter saying that she would be bringing in the only female voice. But she was only reporting, not deciding if women's interest and perspectives were going to be equally represented.

I was shocked that I hadn't noticed and how women's absence from political office has been so normalised in my mind and vision. It is as if I don't expect to see any women - but that is how inequality keeps going. It creates a normal that men govern, men make the important decision, men decide what is best for everyone and if women are invited, and yes that is the thinking of sexism that women need to be invited rather than it's our right to be present, they are only invited in small numbers so that they can't rock the boat.

I'd be interested in anyone else noticed this?

1 comment:

  1. Yes, I most certainly did and it makes me incredibly angry.

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