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Originally Posted by Niamh.
Do you not think there can be a bit of a "boys club" type attitude in certain fields though? Have you ever experienced that? It seems like it could go on in Politics
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To be honest, I found the Tories to be more classist than sexist. Although I have to say when I've been involved in selections for Councillors the old boys (because it is still mainly old boys, although that's slowly changing) much prefer a young pretty female face to an older experienced female. And they wanted to discount a female applicant because she had a young family... a question male applicants were never asked.
I was kind of head-hunted for my current job, but I am one of only a few females doing it. Things have to change naturally though, I reckon. You can't force change by using tools like biased shortlists because it just builds resentment.
I have a friend who works for an investment bank in the City and the horror stories I hear from her would never be allowed in my own field.