There has been an acceptance among the great and the good that the main reason women do not have pay parity with men is because they don’t ask. Or don’t ask often enough. Well, here is a shocker for us all – they do.
A survey in Australia has found that women DO ask for pay rises as often as men – they just get refused more often. And, as the majority of the decision makers will still be men, there is no real surprise there.
Now, I can see what the obvious problem with this survey is. It was done in Australia, which is a large planet, similar to us in many ways, but clearly not close enough to apply. After all, they have sunshine, end all their sentences with a rising tone, and men are so much more sexist there than here.
Potentially uncomfortable as this hopefully will be for the alpha males out there, there is another piece of news that has emerged that shows some flickering signs of society being rebalanced.
There has been an increase in prosecutions for online sexual harassment, along with an increase in domestic abuse prosecutions, both physical and mental. There is a long way to go, and there is still too much ignorance – and denial. But at least the framework is there for justice to prevail.
The remaining problem, unfortunately, is the fact that there are still far too many men who don’t see the problems, or worse, don’t see it as a problem.
Get a grip chaps. Not of your dicks – we are well aware you know where that is – but of your consciences, your moral centres, your better selves. It’s not difficult, honestly. Just repeat after me:-
Women and men are equal. They have equal rights. They are real people.
And breath!
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