Feminists going full retard.

[bogan]

Not having read the offending articule I understand the offence was caused by the dude pointing out that female vets spend less time actively in the profession than male vets?

Which, if so is perfectly correct.

Not so 'perfectly correct' when he tries to say it is 40% though...

[Crasherfromwayback]

You have evidence for this statement?

They guy is just bitter and twisted that no female will have him without him slipping them some ketamine he stole from the local vet.

[Ocean1]

Not so 'perfectly correct' when he tries to say it is 40% though...

No idea, all I saw was his comment re training costs vs professional longevity, which is a perfectly valid comment.

The actual numbers aren't really relevant to the quantity of moral indignation the observation usually elicits.

[bogan]

No idea, all I saw was his comment re training costs vs professional longevity, which is a perfectly valid comment.

The actual numbers aren't really relevant to the quantity of moral indignation the observation usually elicits.

Likely because times are changing, and the numbers no longer support such discrimination.

If training costs vs professional longeivity (and the wider efficiency) were a real issue, BA class sizes would be cut right down, and poorly performing students would get the boot or see higher fees.

[HenryDorsetCase]

the only full retard here is you. And that fuckwit from Maaaassey. He should have been sacked, not allowed to resign.

And you appear to not even understand what the issue is. I despair some (most) days.

[mossy1200]

Problem I have with feminists is they only seem to want to fight for 50% of the glamour jobs.

They do not seem to want to work in the city sewer system with me and be on call 24hrs a day every 4th week.

Pointless man rant

[Ocean1]

Likely because times are changing, and the numbers no longer support such discrimination.

If training costs vs professional longeivity (and the wider efficiency) were a real issue, BA class sizes would be cut right down, and poorly performing students would get the boot or see higher fees.

What discrimination? All I saw from my brief perusal was a simple statement of fact. My point was that when such statements get the reaction this one did the problem is with the reaction, not the statement.

And as long as the ones paying for the training are the ones benefiting from it nobody else really has anything to bitch about, do they?

[PrincessBandit]

The whole thing keeps coming back to the perennial issue of women training (often at great expense and for many years) for jobs which at some point will be interrupted by having children.
Having kids is obviously not the sole reason for a woman to leave their job but traditionally childbirth and rearing has caused much angst when in competition with employment.
Women who choose to forgo having children in order to focus on a career often given a hard time; women who put careers on ice for the years they feel necessary to bring up children get it in the neck for having the audacity to take jobs off blokes and then toss it in to pop out sprogs.
Ya just can't win!

[Ocean1]

Women who choose to forgo having children in order to focus on a career often given a hard time; women who put careers on ice for the years they feel necessary to bring up children get it in the neck for having the audacity to take jobs off blokes and then toss it in to pop out sprogs.
Ya just can't win!

Really? I've rarely heard either viewpoint expressed.

[bogan]

What discrimination? All I saw from my brief perusal was a simple statement of fact. My point was that when such statements get the reaction this one did the problem is with the reaction, not the statement.

And as long as the ones paying for the training are the ones benefiting from it nobody else really has anything to bitch about, do they?

We both know that sort of thinking leads to discrimination. 40% is not a statement of fact, he has since acknowledged he had no basis for such a figure, and stepped down. The problem is most certainly with the statement, as it was incorrect, and could be taken as basis for discrimination.

I'm not quite sure what you mean there, all student's studies are subsidised by the tax payer, though the student themselves bears a large amount of cost also.

[yokel]

the only full retard here is you. And that fuckwit from Maaaassey. He should have been sacked, not allowed to resign.

And you appear to not even understand what the issue is. I despair some (most) days.

Please explain why you believe he's a "fuckwit" ?

[yokel]

We both know that sort of thinking leads to discrimination. 40% is not a statement of fact, he has since acknowledged he had no basis for such a figure, and stepped down. The problem is most certainly with the statement, as it was incorrect, and could be taken as basis for discrimination.

I'm not quite sure what you mean there, all student's studies are subsidised by the tax payer, though the student themselves bears a large amount of cost also.

Imagine if feminists had to step down after making non factual statements?

There'd be f#&k all left in no time.

[WristTwister]

The full quote:

“When I went through vet school, many years ago, it was dominated by men; today it’s dominated by women. That’s fine, but the problem is one woman graduate is equivalent to two-fifths of a full-time equivalent vet throughout her life because she gets married and has a family, which is normal. So, though we’re graduating a lot of vets, we’re getting a high fallout rate later on.”

It reinforces the stereo-type that women give up their careers when starting a family and his two-fifths figure was made-up. He has since made a retraction and apology, I guess he felt he had to resign because Veterinarian studies is a major subject for Massey.

[Oakie]

Imagine if feminists had to step down after making non factual statements?

There'd be f#&k all left in no time.

And if we applied that to KB it would be a much quieter place too I'd imagine ...

[yokel]

The full quote:

“When I went through vet school, many years ago, it was dominated by men; today it’s dominated by women. That’s fine, but the problem is one woman graduate is equivalent to two-fifths of a full-time equivalent vet throughout her life because she gets married and has a family, which is normal. So, though we’re graduating a lot of vets, we’re getting a high fallout rate later on.”

It reinforces the stereo-type that women give up their careers when starting a family and his two-fifths figure was made-up.

You know last time I checked, women gave birth to 100% of human babies.

Funny thing is there was a chick studying to be a vet when doing our antenatal class. Wonder how she's doing right now?