68 of the current 331 Conservative MPs (20.5%) are women. Dave has just given a third of cabinet positions to women, thereby meeting his longstanding target – which only begs the obvious question:
If these women have been appointed on merit, why was there a need for a target?
Where next? A gender-balanced cabinet, as introduced by President Francois Hollande in France? That’s been a roaring success…
All else being equal, a female Conservative MP is 62% more likely than her male colleagues to be given a cabinet position. There must be numerous male Conservative MPs denied a cabinet position solely on the grounds of their gender. Not one has publicly said a word about the matter.
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Promoting women on the basis of gender,often ahead of better qualified and experienced men, runs contrary to democratic principles,the rule of law and even the constitution.
But it is a grand gentlemanly act…. But the question is,are we a country run on the basis of the rule of law and merit or on the basis of a social dogma and social engineering? The actions speak louder than words,unfortunately. I dare to say that chivalry has no place in the world of politics or business. Reserve it to the horse races and theatre please, That’s where it belongs.