Lucy Sargeant, 29, British Airways stewardess, wins £115,000 payout after mid-air fire made her fear she would die and left her too terrified of flying to carry on working
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pity we don’t have figures showing the amount of payouts women get compared to men. I would expect it to be around 50:1 ratio.
This type of treatment of our women will bankrupt western economies.
Remember the MoD typist paid nearly £400k for a sprained thumb? There was widespread outrage when the figures paid to men injured, mutilated and maimed in action were compared. Nothing changed however.
Injured service men usually get from 50-100 000 quid for a lost or otherwise seriously damaged leg or arm. A female typist gets 400 000 for a sprained thumb.
Who’s the joke on ???
So much for treating working women like gentlemen. It does not work anymore..It is not just or fair to men.It is no longer deserved by women. We used to treat that way our wives and mothers of our children who did the cooking, washing, ironing for us. Who used to always be there for us. Who used to support us in every way imaginable. Who raised our kids properly. But why treat today’s women, who increasingly do not marry us, do not date us, do not do our cooking, washing and ironing ? Who falsely accuse us of sexual ‘crimes’? Who compete with us for university spots, employment spots and promotion? Who do not behave like ladies anymore… why should we always continue treating them the way we did 200 years ago ? The answer is very simple. We should not. As long as we do, the blatant double standards farce will continue and men will continue to be the butt of all jokes, discriminated against by the courts, by employers… I would really like to see the men who still think this is the right way to approach our women today to raise their hands. I don’t think I’d see many, in all honesty.
That’s a good point!!
These payout figures must be kept by the local equality commission or the court in question and stored centrally…….perhaps a ‘Freedom Of Information’ request could get them.
It would indeed make for interesting reading.
If they have been paid by a public body then you can ask a FOI and as all public bodies are required to collect data on the “equality strands” in the Equality Duty (from the Equality Act) they should respond if you ask for Gender data. The trick is to get the right agency and ask the right question. So its best to focus on a specific area to research it a bit before. British Airways has long not been a public body so they aren’t required to respond. Of course the MoD is a public body.
Justice for Men & Boys 
pity we don’t have figures showing the amount of payouts women get compared to men. I would expect it to be around 50:1 ratio.
This type of treatment of our women will bankrupt western economies.
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Remember the MoD typist paid nearly £400k for a sprained thumb? There was widespread outrage when the figures paid to men injured, mutilated and maimed in action were compared. Nothing changed however.
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Another good reason why men should never again put their lives and bodies at risk for the benefit of this country.
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Injured service men usually get from 50-100 000 quid for a lost or otherwise seriously damaged leg or arm. A female typist gets 400 000 for a sprained thumb.
Who’s the joke on ???
So much for treating working women like gentlemen. It does not work anymore..It is not just or fair to men.It is no longer deserved by women. We used to treat that way our wives and mothers of our children who did the cooking, washing, ironing for us. Who used to always be there for us. Who used to support us in every way imaginable. Who raised our kids properly. But why treat today’s women, who increasingly do not marry us, do not date us, do not do our cooking, washing and ironing ? Who falsely accuse us of sexual ‘crimes’? Who compete with us for university spots, employment spots and promotion? Who do not behave like ladies anymore… why should we always continue treating them the way we did 200 years ago ? The answer is very simple. We should not. As long as we do, the blatant double standards farce will continue and men will continue to be the butt of all jokes, discriminated against by the courts, by employers… I would really like to see the men who still think this is the right way to approach our women today to raise their hands. I don’t think I’d see many, in all honesty.
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That’s a good point!!
These payout figures must be kept by the local equality commission or the court in question and stored centrally…….perhaps a ‘Freedom Of Information’ request could get them.
It would indeed make for interesting reading.
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If they have been paid by a public body then you can ask a FOI and as all public bodies are required to collect data on the “equality strands” in the Equality Duty (from the Equality Act) they should respond if you ask for Gender data. The trick is to get the right agency and ask the right question. So its best to focus on a specific area to research it a bit before. British Airways has long not been a public body so they aren’t required to respond. Of course the MoD is a public body.
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Another good reason to think twice about hiring a person with two x chromosomes.
“Hmm I wonder if she’s going to sue me for something, anything?”
Yet apparently we NEED more women, especially in responsible, leadership roles don’t we?
Just run that logic past me again will you…
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I wouldn’t be surprised if she books a holiday with all this money and is suddenly able to fly again.
I’m reminded of Ronnie Corbett once referring to British Airways as “that great pantomime in the sky”. His words still ring true today.
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‘I wouldn’t be surprised if she books a holiday with all this money and is suddenly able to fly again.‘
I wouldn’t be surprised if most people expect that; the possibility was frequently alluded to in the comments to the article.
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If she had been a man, how far would he have got with such a claim? No prizes for guessing the answer..
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