tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post8959510085353929800..comments2023-10-19T22:29:46.255+11:00Comments on Orange Juice Snobbery: 0.3% difference of PCMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-72696755927622684322008-04-16T20:49:00.000+10:002008-04-16T20:49:00.000+10:00OK, it's just me commenting and commenting ...But ...OK, it's just me commenting and commenting ...<BR/><BR/>But I had to post this:<BR/><BR/>I saw a comment in the paper today from an old lecturer of mine from the University of Sydney Law School, Professor Patricia Apps:<BR/><BR/><I>Bernald Salt, attendee at the 2020 Summit says, "If I were a woman at the Summit, I would now wonder whether I was selected on merit or whether I was selected on gender". Really. If I were Bernald Salt at the Summit I would know I'd been selected on gender.</I>Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-43816876676327564382008-04-16T07:50:00.000+10:002008-04-16T07:50:00.000+10:00Oh, and as someone commented about Piers Akerman -...Oh, and as someone commented about Piers Akerman - he's probably written the article because he's bitter because he wasn't picked!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-76699258988910787232008-04-16T07:49:00.000+10:002008-04-16T07:49:00.000+10:00The easy comeback to the question about the 2/3 (a...The easy comeback to the question about the 2/3 (and the menbers of the High Court, etc) is to talk about the percentage of women, etc wh have actually been that educated and climbed that high in that profession, rather than just "What percentage male v female are in the population?"<BR/><BR/>However, the same criteria could apply to Mr Salt's comment - how many men vs women are qualified, knowledgeable, compassionate, speak well, represent Australian needs and wants, fulfil the image of Australia or whatever the heck Rudd wants at his summit? It might have the percentage not at 50.3 percent Aussie women, 49.7% Aussie male. Since the criteria for the summit is so airy fairy you'd probably have a difficult job figuring that one out. It probably comes out "Whoever was picked is someone right for the summit ..." which probably gets you the percentage we have right now ...Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.com