From this story:
"The eastern suburbs special school was given an exemption by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal to employ a man to supervise the youngster, because he is too dangerous for women."
The frightening thing here is that the school had to apply to VCAT for an exemption from Equal Opportunities law to be able to employ a “man”. The question here is why did they have to apply for exemption? The case as reported clearly requires someone with an ability to control (and restrain) a pre-teen boy, and therefore by virtue (or as some feminist theorists would posit “by vice”) of genetics, men will more likely have a suitable physique to be able to fill the role.
However, the school had to approach the State before being able to advertise exclusively for a man. The point here is why should any enterprise need to get government approval to be able to advertise for a suitable candidate?
On the other side of the coin, we have the Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls actively campaigning to implement quotas for female representation on executive boards. Why is this even necessary? Is “diversity” a good in and of itself?
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Mad, I tell you. This world is going mad.
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