Is the debate over?

[vogue]

Saatchi & Saatchi chair Kevin Roberts resigns after diversity comments - Business Insider

Kevin Roberts Will Resign as Saatchi Chairman After Backlash Over Gender Comments | Adweek

Interesting two articles as regards Kevin Roberts and his comments on gender diversity in the advertising business...

So.... is the debate regarding gender diversity over?

 

[harsh.ag]

Are you baiting people to say the same thing that got a CEO fired in an article you just posted?

If so, yes.

 

[vogue]

Are you baiting people to say the same thing that got a CEO fired in an article you just posted?

If so, yes.

No..not baiting people at all,just interested to see what people think. Think there's a lot more baiting in places like the American Politics thread,obviously the more interesting place to post on OT atm.

 

[Athlai]

Are you baiting people to say the same thing that got a CEO fired in an article you just posted?

If so, yes.

/thread

 

[Ausage]

The debate certainly isn't over. Like all debates about equality, the devil's in the detail. Most people would agree that equal representation would be desirable, the question is how far should we go to achieve it.

I lean towards the argument that we (aka most of the western world) have equal pay and anti discrimination laws and the current gap is just the result of men and women making life choices. Actual sexism is rare and getting rarer. The caveat to that is much more can be done to provide flexibility for women/couples during pregnancy/childbirth, which is the most obvious point at which women's careers start to suffer. I work in a sector with very good maternity conditions and I've seen tons of women struggle to recommence their careers after having a child. Sometimes it was their decision (particularly if it was their first child) but other times it was practical concerns relating to some combination of childcare and the demands of a job with a decent amount of responsibility. Career progression became a secondary consideration so the woman takes a part time role or leaves the workforce all together. Suddenly a promising career stalls and the numbers start to skew. Making those first few years easier/more flexible for both women and men would go a long way to resolving the issues that remain.

Given the developed world has problems with ageing populations it seems like it would kill several birds at once too.