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• Implied only violent rapes were serious
• Blamed Feminism for the lack of jobs for men
• Told Angela Eagle M.P. to ‘calm down dear’ in the house of commons’

DC - prime minister

Ken Clarke - Lord Chancellor

David Willets - University Minister - and kinda funny looking bloke

Very interesting double page spread in The Guardian this Saturday outlining how the coalition government has a poor track record on gender equality. Some of the key points include

• Ken Clarke’s proposal that the CJS should  offer anonymity to alleged rapists and Ken Clarke implying that only violent rapes are serious
• Women will be hit harder by the public sector job cuts compared to men – the number of unemployed women rose for the 10th consecutive month to 474000 last month – the highest figure in 15 years – although still half that of men.
• The pay gap stands at 20% in the private sector and 12% in the public sector
• Cuts to child care and social care benefits will cost women £30m, compared with just under £12m for men – given that they are more involved with these roles
• Finally, there is evidence of a culture of sexism in Westminster – even though there are a record number of women in parliament – 143, only 4 out of the 23 cabinet members are women. The following made the comments mentioned above
• Ken Clarke – implied only violent rapes were serious
• David Willets – blamed Feminism for the lack of jobs for men
• David Cameron told Angela Eagle to ‘Calm Down’