Our thanks to Nigel for this. He writes:
“This caught my eye. Firstly because it is a media mention of IMD and secondly as an example of a storm in a teacup. But then I read it fully and felt Mr. Matt Hourihan had truly caught the spirit of IMD despite the delicate sensibilities of Darren Cooper.
Matt Hourihan wrote: “I’d like to take a moment to celebrate the male leaders in my team and say thank you for all that you do to help make our stores across South Wales, Gloucestershire and Worcester places where colleagues love to work and customers love to shop. “All of you do this whilst leading busy lives outside of work too, dealing with health, family and personal issues in the same way that everyone else does, yet you all show up for work each day, put on a name badge and provide support, guidance and leadership to the thousands of colleagues that work on our region.” Sadly it seems all too rare to read a thanks to men for dedication to work and going the extra mile. While all the time having, as he says, lots of competing things in their lives. So I want to say three cheers to Matt Hourihan for celebrating the hard work of his male managers on IMD. For of course in the real world or collective prosperity relies on such hard work. Not 4 Day weeks in Councils, P/Timers, “work/life” balancers and bunk off early types.”
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Justice for Men & Boys 
Meanwhile there is this How hybrid roles and flexible working are widening women’s wealth gaps Where we discover that Senior Management roles tend to be full time and full on. Whereas its much easier to offer “flexibility” in the more numerous and routine jobs, because they are more numerous and easier to “fill in” with different people. There would, after all no need to offer high pay if just anyone could slip in and do the “senior” job role! Mr. Hourihan’s thanks to his store managers for their dedication to their job, despite their other responsibilities and responsibilities. Illustrates that in reality good management is more than swanning in for a couple of days fitting in to what you want.
Of course the feminist’s real focus is revealed in this:“Jeannie Boyle, director and chartered financial planner at EQ Investors, says even modest salary differences can snowball. “Lower salaries mean lower pension contributions,” she says. “Someone earning £100,000 over a 20-year period can expect to accumulate an additional £70,000 in their pension fund compared to someone earning £80,000.”
In the context that the mode, median and mean salary/wage in the UK is between £30k and £37k.
In short somehow companies have to give all the flexibility of the checkout/customer help roles in Sainsbury’s or “admin” in the local council. For jobs their paying at the level of managing a superstore, Barrister or GP! With attitudes like this its no surprise UK Inc. has falling productivity and flatlining economy …. and paying more for a loy less from Public Services.
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