What if they were the most competent options for the job?
Quote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:15:22 PMWhat if they were the most competent options for the job?He had a disproportionately larger pool of male MPs (134, as opposed to 50 female MPs) to choose from. It just doesn't make any statistical sense that exactly 15 men and 15 women from said pools would both be equally qualified.
Quote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:23:22 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:15:22 PMWhat if they were the most competent options for the job?He had a disproportionately larger pool of male MPs (134, as opposed to 50 female MPs) to choose from. It just doesn't make any statistical sense that exactly 15 men and 15 women from said pools would both be equally qualified.But if they are all highly qualified in the first place, then it really comes down to preference. Having someone go into office with good PR is something that politicians have to keep in mind.
Quote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:40:14 PMQuote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:23:22 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:15:22 PMWhat if they were the most competent options for the job?He had a disproportionately larger pool of male MPs (134, as opposed to 50 female MPs) to choose from. It just doesn't make any statistical sense that exactly 15 men and 15 women from said pools would both be equally qualified.But if they are all highly qualified in the first place, then it really comes down to preference. Having someone go into office with good PR is something that politicians have to keep in mind.I still think it's a slimy move in an attempt to gain political points tbh. I mean, two guys lost their job because they happened to have a penis.
Quote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:42:50 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:40:14 PMQuote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:23:22 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:15:22 PMWhat if they were the most competent options for the job?He had a disproportionately larger pool of male MPs (134, as opposed to 50 female MPs) to choose from. It just doesn't make any statistical sense that exactly 15 men and 15 women from said pools would both be equally qualified.But if they are all highly qualified in the first place, then it really comes down to preference. Having someone go into office with good PR is something that politicians have to keep in mind.I still think it's a slimy move in an attempt to gain political points tbh. I mean, two guys lost their job because they happened to have a penis.I'm not contending that it isn't just to score some political points, but at least he didn't necessarily sacrifice efficiency to do it.
Quote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:51:27 PMQuote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:42:50 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:40:14 PMQuote from: Mordo on November 06, 2015, 12:23:22 PMQuote from: Prime Megaten on November 06, 2015, 12:15:22 PMWhat if they were the most competent options for the job?He had a disproportionately larger pool of male MPs (134, as opposed to 50 female MPs) to choose from. It just doesn't make any statistical sense that exactly 15 men and 15 women from said pools would both be equally qualified.But if they are all highly qualified in the first place, then it really comes down to preference. Having someone go into office with good PR is something that politicians have to keep in mind.I still think it's a slimy move in an attempt to gain political points tbh. I mean, two guys lost their job because they happened to have a penis.I'm not contending that it isn't just to score some political points, but at least he didn't necessarily sacrifice efficiency to do it.No, just two people's careers.
Why was he banned?
who cares
Quote from: Cindo on November 07, 2015, 10:57:48 AMQuote from: Verbatim on November 06, 2015, 12:30:47 PMwho caresStraight white dudes that feel too threatened that other people are now gaining traction as wellOr people who have genuine concerns about fairness, perhaps.
Quote from: Verbatim on November 06, 2015, 12:30:47 PMwho caresStraight white dudes that feel too threatened that other people are now gaining traction as well
I lend some credence to the notion that women as equally qualified as men can provide a different perspective to the group, making a diverse cabinet of individuals more valuable than a homogeneous one.
When will Canadians rise up and drive the frogs out once and for all?
"Trudeau"sounds pretty frog to me
Justin Trudeau appoints a 50/50 gender balanced cabinet
