Rebecca Naden/PA Wire
When we talk about “gender quotas”, what we really mean is quotas for women. We see the under-representation of women as the problem that needs fixing. So we try to explain why there aren’t more women in politics, then look at measures to boost women’s representation.
The result is that women are subjected to intense scrutiny and suspicion. Is it appropriate to select candidates based on sex rather than merit – and do we risk replacing competent men with incompetent women?
Conventional arguments are misguided because they assume that the current system is a meritocracy, which in fact is not the case.
To read the article published on August 15th 2014, please click here.
Rebecca Naden/PA Wire
When we talk about “gender quotas”, what we really mean is quotas for women. We see the under-representation of women as the problem that needs fixing. So we try to explain why there aren’t more women in politics, then look at measures to boost women’s representation.
The result is that women are subjected to intense scrutiny and suspicion. Is it appropriate to select candidates based on sex rather than merit – and do we risk replacing competent men with incompetent women?
Conventional arguments are misguided because they assume that the current system is a meritocracy, which in fact is not the case.
To read the article published on August 15th 2014, please click here.