Australia introduces quota to make half of new firefighters women, despite the fact it would require lowered standards

SporkTornado · 2016-03-06T07:04:45+00:00

Maybe next we could have a quota to make half of the Australian prison population women. It's about equally as ridiculous.

mikesteane · 2016-03-06T06:52:05+00:00

Along with outright lies to justify the discrimination against men and the increased danger to everyone involved.

LedZeppelin1602 · 2016-03-06T07:56:55+00:00

I think it's great more women are applying but having a quota for male applicants and not female applicants is plain sexist. Telling Applicant 351 they cant take his application because he's a Man is plainly discrimination.

Further, they should face equal tests and standards, no special treatment. Giving Women an easier job, for the same pay of course, is telling the man he has to work harder for the same amount of money and that's just wrong. And not only wrong it will cause resentment over the difference amongst the co-workers and that's not helpful, but of course will be blamed solely on the men and not the fact of special treatment being given.

They also ignore the issue that less capable firefighters is a bad move all around. What would you prefer a Male firefighter who can get you out of a Fire in 1 minute or a Female that can get you out in 1:50? The answer like everything else would be the most efficient and quick to remove you from danger. If that's naturally Men then they should get the job over a woman. Forced diversity in such jobs is a danger not just an issue of discrimination.

Stop placating to one gender or race or sexuality and have it so people are equal. I bet the women feel bad about having it easier and would prefer to have equal standards.

Making things easier for women is basically what feminism would called benevolent sexism, but I bet they support it because it benefits Women and harms Men

TamidMT · 2016-03-06T13:33:46+00:00

"MFB is seeking to increase the diversity of our workforce to ensure we deliver the best possible safety outcomes for our community," chief executive Jim Higgins said.

No, you're putting diversity ahead of public safety. PEOPLE DIE IN VICTORIAN BUSHFIRES, AND YOU WANT TO PLAY POLITICS?

"Male applications were capped at 350 and these were filled, and the application process closed to males, in less than a day," Mr Marshall said. "The 350 female applicant positions attracted 290 women over 31 days – and still didn't reach the quota. This compared with the previous campaign to attract female firefighters in 2005, when more than 280 women applied in 19 days."

Unbelievable.

New changes means the applicants who meet the required standards, including physical tests, will no longer be judged solely on a score to determine who becomes a successful recruit. "It's great that more women want to be firefighters but the MFB has admitted in Fair Work that they will lower the standard for new firefighters to admit more women."

OH. MY. GOD. I don't think I've ever been more ashamed of my state.

2016-03-06T18:49:09+00:00

More lives lost, more property damage, more equipment damage, more injuries, more deaths, more lawsuits, higher insurance rates, and higher taxes.

xynomaster · 2016-03-06T20:27:11+00:00

Where's the quota for 50% male teachers?

Vanriel · 2016-03-06T18:02:24+00:00

I don't get why people think that this is a good thing. It's not about have equal gender representation in jobs like this. If you can do the job then great, congratulations, but if you can't and you insist on the standards being lowered so you can do it, then in my honest opinion take a hike. It's a job where lives literally depend on your physical strength. If you're not strong enough, people could die because of it.

Rethgil · 2016-03-06T21:56:49+00:00

Literally putting lives on the line to appease idiotic white knights and feminists. Lovely.

Lowkeypeepee · 2016-03-06T23:07:40+00:00

Id hate to be trapped in high rise fire waiting for a crew of half women to rescue my 210lb self.

Kelzer66 · 2016-03-06T20:22:29+00:00

Let them burn.

ThePigmanAgain · 2016-03-06T09:08:31+00:00

Victoria, not Australia. Either way the idea is fatally retarded.

HotSauciness · 2016-03-06T15:53:09+00:00

It looks like this isn't actually a quota on the firefighters themselves, just the applicants. They capped it at 350 male applicants and 350 female applicants. The male quota filled up in a single day, while after 31 days they still only had 290 female applicants.

It won't be quite 50/50 quota on firefighters, but they are still lowering standards significantly and pushing away qualified applicants to push "equality"

Title	Australia introduces quota to make half of new firefighters women, despite the fact it would require lowered standards
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Date	March 6, 2016 6:34 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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