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Male staff in women's refuges?

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mumofmadboys Fri 09-Feb-18 07:51:45

I wonder if womens refuges should be totally staffed by women in the first place. It is obviously not representative of the real world. Also men can be calm, gentle, and loving too. Just thinking 'aloud' !

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maryeliza54 Fri 09-Feb-18 07:51:17

When I was posting about the threat of situations like this arising with SI, some posters accused me ( and people who agreed with me) of being ‘hysterical’ and exaggerating the whole issue - well this is only the beginning of the loss of safe spaces for women and our hard fought for rights - ironic in the week we celebrated the beginnings of women’s suffrage isn’t it?

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FarNorth Fri 09-Feb-18 00:23:13

"Women’s Aid, a federation which oversees over 300 women’s only shelters and refuges are now reviewing their hiring policies to reconsider whether they should hire men who identify as women."

Here is info on the situation and an opportunity to join a petition against women's refuges employing male staff.

www.citizengo.org/en-gb/pc/156132-keep-men-out-womens-shelters?tc=tw&tcid=45190691

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