EU directive on corporate boards includes "where 2 candidates of different sexes are equally qualified, preference must be given to the candidate of the under-represented sex in companies where the target for gender balance is not being achieved". See comments for other info from Irish Times article

MisterBowTies · 2023-04-08T03:14:13+00:00

So more male nurses and teachers right?

Bland-fantasie · 2023-04-08T03:48:34+00:00

The worst part of this is that there is no such thing as two equally qualified candidates. One of them will have more work experience, more relevant work experience, more education, more applicable education, better writing.

It’s a falsehood to suggest that there can be two equally qualified candidates.

wntk · 2023-04-08T00:31:37+00:00

"It’s not that women don’t go into financial services. They do, and they are well represented across the general population within the industry. But somewhere along the line something happens that stops them from getting the top jobs"

further on:

"Also contributing to the problem is that fewer women apply for senior roles. The Central Bank’s analysis shows that only 31 per cent of applicants for pre-approval controlled function roles within regulated firms were female, and only 28 per cent of applicants for board seats were women."

ZandorFelok · 2023-04-08T02:00:37+00:00

“The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.”

Kendi

Bastard 😡

Sininenn · 2023-04-08T01:02:53+00:00

Pure madness.

They literally dictate who should be hired vased on sex and think they're combatting discrimination...

It's sickeningly Orwellian.

wntk · 2023-04-08T00:36:18+00:00

"Overall, female representation in management-level applications increased by a marginal amount to 35 per cent in 2022, with women more likely to apply for what the bank calls “second-line-of-defence roles” such as head of compliance or head of anti-money laundering."

My interpretation of this is the type of jobs they are not applying for can involve extra hours either regularly or at least when there is some sort of an emergency. Why should men have to do most of the non-cushy jobs which could arise when there are gender quotas with women mainly only applying for the cushier jobs: women would need to be given preference in these (cushier jobs) to reach quotas.

ERiC_693 · 2023-04-08T02:41:10+00:00

So basically women don't apply for top roles. So its not discrimination, women are represented in numbers they apply in.

And yet thats discrimination. Its obvious women are not applying because thry are having children in their 30s. This is a non problem that will be corrected if men were equal in family law etc...

Sergio-SVM · 2023-04-08T07:19:20+00:00

Where is the EU directive pushing for equity in bricklaying or construction workers? Or garbage men? Or transmission tower maintenance?

SouthernSeeker · 2023-04-08T01:48:45+00:00

I guess the obvious question is to see how many genders the EU acknowledges, and how well represented they are.

Failing that, make friends on the board, and get current members to change how they identify. If they're going to be stupid, use their own against them.

wntk · 2023-04-08T00:38:07+00:00

This EU directive is very likely to lead to gender discrimination:

"Companies must also disclose their qualification criteria should the unsuccessful candidate request it and must make a firm commitment to reaching gender balance among their executive directors. If they don’t, penalties (decided on by individual countries) will apply."

SchwiftedMetal · 2023-04-08T03:22:17+00:00

What is “equality” here? Like 50/50 representation? What percentage of women actually want high banking jobs?

gtsio541 · 2023-04-08T06:29:46+00:00

This is Equity pushing its way through. Nope, equality isn't enough. The under-represented want more. Since it's so easy for men, they need more to make the outcome equal

Sir_vendetta · 2023-04-08T09:21:21+00:00

This is all about the empowerment of women, but where does it stop? You already can see more and more companies giving jobs based on the "gender" and not qualifications. The current "political correctness trend" is to prioritise women over men on support of equality, and that's causing inequality itself by discriminating men with exactly the same qualifications.

Lightning77Plus · 2023-04-08T08:12:59+00:00

It's like they want us to start "identifying" as other things so we can at least re-level the playing field...

ijustdontcare74 · 2023-04-08T06:34:19+00:00

And this is why I keep my number of employees below a certain threshold, whereby I’m not subject to meddling by local government on this sort of bullshit. I employ only men and and proud to do so. I’ve never once had a hostile work environment, not one incident of conflict nor any kind of grievance filed between employees….in over 15yrs of running my business. I’d rather accept lower profits and keep the company free from bureaucracy than chase the money. Would I ever hire a woman….no, no f’ing way. I’ve worked in large corporations and seen first hand how toxic females can be to other women and how men get played by women who know how to game the HR grievance system. Never again.

Wld_N_frE · 2023-04-08T12:17:33+00:00

this shit is happening rampantly…of the last 20 positions hired in my org 16 were women and none of the men hired were new just shuffling…this is major discrimination. All but a couple of the applicants were more qualified

vaguebiscuits · 2023-04-08T15:16:33+00:00

So, quite clearly discrimination then. If both candidates are equally qualified then it's a wash, and if the guidance is to only look at sex? Not character, extra curricular activities, drive, motivation, leadership etc. No soft skills, just xx > xy. Considering how discriminating this way (on sex/gender) is currently against the law, I'd like to know how exactly there is a patriarchy that favours men.

Well if that's the way it needs to be, time for more women to get in the sewers and on the building sites. Collect the bins, fix potholes, drive HGVs. It's all very well looking at the top but what about everywhere else ie where most people work? Boys don't have male teachers, men dont have male psychiatrists and therapists

NameIs-Already-Taken · 2023-04-08T20:52:09+00:00

I look forward to an EU directive that pushes for women to be involved in less glamorous jobs, like bricklaying, sewage treatment, truck driving and slaughterhouses. Except it will never come. Women want laws that mean women get the top jobs.

aknabi · 2023-04-08T10:57:14+00:00

China/Russia/India/Mid East must be laughing and sayin “we don’t need to do a thing to bring the west down… their feminists are doing the work for us!”

Drekalo · 2023-04-08T18:12:20+00:00

I don't understand this. So because women apply less, when they do apply, they should be preferentially selected?

Morden013 · 2023-04-10T20:39:13+00:00

Complete and utter one-sided bullshit.

I didn't see anybody raise a question of a woman-only company being formed. Where was all this talk about a gender being suppressed?

What about woman-only seminars, events...etc?

funiduni · 2023-04-08T03:32:33+00:00

Forget the women, the real issue is us minorities never getting to the top ranks.

LiveComfortable3228 · 2023-04-08T09:11:20+00:00

I was a director in a tech consulting company. This was exactly the promotion guidance we had. When we had two equally qualified candidates for a position, the woman would take the spot.

I like this version better as it is not specific on sex, just the less represented candidate.

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