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12/11/2008
Men will suffer from strengthening of equality laws, expert says |
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A female academic has claimed that if equality laws on employment are strengthened any more, men's career prospects will be damaged, it has been reported.
Dr Catherine Hakim, senior research fellow at the London School of Economics, made the comments as the government is set to push through a new Single Equality Bill, according to the Telegraph.
The bill will allow employers to carry out positive discrimination in favour of women over men with equal qualifications.
One of the most misleading feminist myths is that women are united in their goals and priorities, according to Dr Hakim.
"The feminist myth that all or most women would be just as careerist as men, if only they were given the opportunity, has been exploded," she added.
Meanwhile, a survey conducted for women's rights group Fawcett Society and public sector union Unison found that 83 per cent of women and 74 per cent of men say that pay differences must be abolished, despite the credit crunch. |
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