tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post9215498248911380066..comments2024-03-28T11:16:43.146+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Women in IP leadership roles: MIP respondsVerónica Rodríguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-68790444284445022015-01-26T14:22:31.678+00:002015-01-26T14:22:31.678+00:00Anonymous at 8:47 nails it.
Politically correct i...Anonymous at 8:47 <b>nails it</b>.<br /><br />Politically correct is all about the political and nothing at all about the correct.<br /><br />One does not achieve equality by "evening the playing field" with the very same tool that is criticized to begin with. Thus the adage: two wrongs do not make a right.<br /><br />One does not conquer racism by creating the notion of "white privilege" and then wanting that "privilege" for all, and despising those that are "lucky" to have that "privilege."<br /><br />One does not stop global warming (er, um, sorry, "climate change") by letting developing countries use the now realized planet-desecrating actions that you would not let the "moer advanced" countries use, in order to "catch up."<br /><br />So too, with sexism.<br /><br />So too, with ANY human characteristic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-13158748826588004802015-01-26T12:21:34.204+00:002015-01-26T12:21:34.204+00:00Public debate is simple. Unless you fall into the...Public debate is simple. Unless you fall into the politically correct group referred to by previous anon. Based on the comments I consider sexist (obviously okay when speaking about men) you fall into said group.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-44074396558310227042015-01-26T10:23:32.069+00:002015-01-26T10:23:32.069+00:00Thank you for calling me 'sexist' Anon at ...Thank you for calling me 'sexist' Anon at 10:00. That is my point about a public debate being difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-37880515583547068012015-01-26T10:00:38.861+00:002015-01-26T10:00:38.861+00:00sexist:
"traditional female strengths (e.g. ...sexist:<br /><br />"traditional female strengths (e.g. inclusiveness and cooperation)"<br /><br />"if women felt the only way to progress was to be more like men"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-63963114217964079742015-01-26T09:28:34.818+00:002015-01-26T09:28:34.818+00:00I welcome these blog articles as part of a very pu...I welcome these blog articles as part of a very public debate about women in the profession. As part of this I think the role model idea is excellent as a way of changing things, for example.<br /><br />However there also need to be less public debates which take a more nuanced approach of the issue. Public debate is always very polarised because the extremes of the issue dominate. However for women to properly get to grips with all this there needs to be a more reflective look at what is needed. I think what mustn't happen in the feminist backlash to the male backlash is loss of traditional female strengths (e.g. inclusiveness and cooperation) they can bring to other organisations and to leadership roles. It would be a shame, but understandable, if women felt the only way to progress was to be more like men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-62216594720143712912015-01-26T08:47:39.551+00:002015-01-26T08:47:39.551+00:00...and,
I agree with the Kat's impressions at......and,<br /><br />I agree with the Kat's impressions at the end. It takes time to feed through the system and t now loos like more women are coming out than men. Many women are also benefiting significantly from roles where they can work part-time that men are excluded from. Additionally, no-one bats an eyelid when a woman leaves on time to collect her children or gets out of travelling and other such events because of childcare. The same cannot be said to apply to men who also have parental responsibilities.<br /><br />The lunatics in charge of the madhouse have simply been replaced by another set, more dangerous because they believe they are 'politically correct'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-87962646493729940302015-01-26T08:41:14.307+00:002015-01-26T08:41:14.307+00:00"Despite what critics have said, our popular ..."Despite what critics have said, our popular events and network for men working in IP promote inclusive working cultures, networking, career progression and role models. Such events include attendance at men-only golf clubs, conferences where only men are allowed to talk and attend, although we occasionally allow women to watch from a dark room though some slats, and such like.<br /><br />What’s wrong with that?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com