Candidates agree on gender quotas as 'a necessary evil'

Alfred Falzon

Feb 19th, 11:45

@ A Spiteri
Yesterday, 21:37
"...now go back to d kitchen!"

An unfair sweeping statement probably written in a fit of anger.
But women's role is much more than that!
They r the ones who look after our children in their great majority, their motherly care is second to none, & contribute wholesomely to d welfare of our society.
For posts of responsibility they should depend on their own steam!

aaf

Richard Caruana

Feb 19th, 06:32

This is really stupid and now men will have much less opinion of women on boards than before and they will be the jokes of board meetings. Good job there women who decided this.

John Azzopoardi

Feb 19th, 01:51

gender quotas are never a solution. Jobs should be based on someone's abilities and capabilities and not - gender, race, religion or politics.

r borg

Feb 18th, 22:47

The percentage of elected females is more or less the same as the male counterparts. It is because that there are many more male candidates the reason why 'few' females are elected. The problem lies mainly in the fact that the parties struggle to find female candidates.
The truth is that certain woman are very 'choosy' when it comes to jobs.

Alfred Falzon

Feb 18th, 22:05

Now it's as clear as crystal!

Taking a cue from George Orwell's "Animal Farm" it's no longer "Some animals r more equal than others" but "Females r more equal than males"!

What would b the scenario if quota is not reached? Will that mean roping in those who are closest to d Party in government even if unqualified & inefficient?!

Then to hell with meritocracy!

Is this another PL brainwave?

aaf

A Spiteri

Feb 18th, 21:37

if you aren't able to get elected that's your problem...

now...go back to the kitchen!

Robert Agius

Feb 18th, 19:41

Why stop at gender? Why not sexual orientation, minorities etc. too? Isn't this discrimination within discrimination? Doesn't the notion of quotas itself go against 'gender equality'? Why not have quotas for ALL jobs then?

Nathan Pardi

Feb 18th, 19:34

Affirmative action is a factor that has contributed to the decline of the United States. I have witnessed and been a victim of it's effects. Living in America, and working for 25 years for what was once the seventh largest county in the U.S., I have seen blacks, Mexicans, Arabs etc. all promoted over better qualified "non-minorities", including Maltese-Americans, such as myself. Just not fair!

Malcolm Mizzi

Feb 18th, 18:47

Quotas undermine completely the basis of gender equality. Why would women, after fighting for ages against gender discrimination, propose a system whereby a person is chosen because of her gender instead of her merits? Honestly if I as appointed to some position just because of my gender I would simply feel like I am not good enough, and that is what gender quotas are about at the end of the day.

Anthea Turner

Feb 18th, 18:40

Rather than having a quota, why not promote more females to submit their candidature in the first place?

Victor Rodenas

Feb 18th, 18:27

Soon we will know.Will women vote for women as much as they vote for men in the General Election, or as they say,the greatest enemy of women are women themselves? Time will tell,....then they will moan and moan.

S Micallef

Feb 18th, 18:15

what a ridiculous concept.

and before you comment, i'm a woman.

Ray Buhagiar

Feb 18th, 18:13

What happened to meritocracy? A manager chosen on gender will not survive.

John iNGUANEZ

Feb 18th, 18:06

Has there been a serious study why in general elections women do not vote for female candidates?

Marietta Lanzon

Feb 18th, 18:06

about time

Peter Murray

Feb 18th, 17:58

Dont you just love that term "a necessary evil" which on par with another expression "better the devil you know"!As what are you left with ....An Evil Devil

Anthony Mizzi

Feb 18th, 17:55

Ma kienx hemm "Gender quotas" fi zmien Agatha Barbara anzi.....

jekk trid tirnexxiil-Mara tirnexxi anki f'dinja suppost ta' l'irgiel! L'Eccelenza taghha Agatha Barbara irnexxiet u mhux illum fil-HAMSINIJIET u mara trid tirnexxi u taghti kontribut, izzomm il Ms Barbara , il-Agata bhala ezempju!

Joe Borg

Feb 18th, 17:39

This goes against the 'survivial of the fittest' condition required for natural improvement to occur in any selection process. Deborah's argument can be easily extrapolated to: I'm an idiot and hence underrepresented, please reserve a seat for me!. As for Nikita, I still would prefer someone who made an appearance out of his own merit rather than a first selection based on quotas.

Joseph M. Grech.

Feb 18th, 17:35

Kieku mara ma nkunx irrid lil xi hadd jghid minn warajja li qeghda hemm ghax bilfors u mhux ghax kapaci.
Jien per ez niehu pjacir nara nisa jsuqu tal-linja bl-istess kapacita' tal-irgiel (k'mhux iktar) u mhux ghax dahhluhom bilfors. Fl-opinjoni tieghi in-nisa ghandhom bzonn jidhlu fi kwalunkwe job u jbiddlu l-mentalita' li hemm xi jobs li huma tal-irgiel biss.Minn isfel ghal fuq u mhux bil-maqlub

Joseph Attard

Feb 18th, 17:05

Jekk mara tkun kapaci ghanda tinghazel fuq mertu taghha u mhux bil-kwota. Drittijiet tan-nisa bla sens

John Micallef

Feb 18th, 16:57

If parliament really believed this was the best solution it should have forced the quota on prospective candidates during this election.

"Quotas should not give the impression that women have not been promoted on merit." - And yes this is the only impression that such a forced quota will give.

Pamela Hansen

Feb 18th, 16:54

Why evil? It is necessary full stop.