PC madness – one woman per fire engine

UK fire engines will have to have at least one firewoman on board in order to meet diversity guidelines, town hall leaders claim. The Local Government Association (LGA) has said that at at least 15 per cent of those in operational roles should be female. Telegraph.co.uk

High Court is no place for gender politics

Yesterday the Rudd Government announced that NSW Court of Appeal Judge Virginia Bell would take Kirby’s seat on the High Court. Attorney General Robert McClelland lauded her for her “social conscience” – oh, and her legal eminence. And it is true that Bell has had a distinguished career as a criminal silk and judge. Janet Albrechtsen

Feminised society claims another victim

The plight of fathers in today’s feminised society was highlighted by a case reported in yesterday’s Sunday Herald Sun.

The newspaper told the story of ’Steve,’ a successful small More

Feminist assault on Islam

Islam in the West faces a challenge from rampant feminism. Most societies have caved in to the sisters’ demands – will Islam succumb? Australian journalist Naida Jamal seems to be doing her bit: “I recently walked out of a Muslim fundraising event organised by the Lebanese Muslim Association. The event was for a good cause, and I wanted to support it. But I refused to support being treated like a second-class citizen by a few of my ‘brothers’ in Islam.” Sydney Morning Herald

Quotas are back in the news

Business Council of Australia chief executive Katie Lahey wants to kick off a discussion about quotas in response to new data suggesting Australian women are not storming the boardrooms. Janet Albrechtsen