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| Women remain underrepresented amongst Taliban leadership | |
| 2017-03-08 | |
| [TheSparkMagazine] It's been revealed that women remain underrepresented amongst the leadership of the Afghan terrorist group the Taliban. An internal review carried out by the Taliban, and leaked to the media, shows that at present women hold 'roughly 0%' of senior leadership roles within the organisation, and that this is consistent across all departments. The leaked review has rekindled debate about whether there is institutionalised sexism within the Taliban, with some campaigners accusing the group of discrimination. Following the leak the Afghan Feminist Council released a statement saying that the group is 'deeply concerned' about the situation, and suggesting that the Taliban might suffer 'reputational damage' if they don't do more to improve gender diversity within their top ranks. Following the revelations Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada held a press conference to address the allegations. After accusing the assembled journalists of spreading 'fake news' and 'treating me so unfairly' Hibatullah denied that the Taliban are in any way sexist. Hibatullah argued that there is 'absolutely no discrimination' within the Taliban noting that anyone with an 'enormous bushy beard' can hold a leadership position 'regardless of gender'. The sexism row is just the latest controversy to hit the Taliban, and follows claims that the group is transphobic and ableist. As a result student unions at several British universities are reportedly considering banning Taliban speakers from holding meetings on campus, on the grounds that the groups lack of diversity could cause students 'significant emotional distress'.
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| Posted by:Herb McCoy7309 |
| #9 #8 Also, the 'glass ceiling' isn't protection against stones. On the plus side, at least there's a stone floor. |
| Posted by: charger 2017-03-08 19:46 |
| #8 Also, the 'glass ceiling' isn't protection against stones. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2017-03-08 15:38 |
| #7 Heh, heh. I emailed the link to a few liberals I know. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-03-08 13:48 |
| #6 I dub thee "Sock Puppet Quite Reflective". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-03-08 13:43 |
| #5 Oh crap, I stuck my foot in it. This is satire...have mercy, I just completely missed the point... My apologies to my fellow ranters..... It was a good rant though |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-03-08 11:55 |
| #4 Are you fucking kidding me? Underrepresented? Do they understand that in Islam, women are just breeding stock and house labor? Truly, these people do not I repeat DO NOT understand who they are dealing with. They need to do their homework on the Taliban and how they treated women in Afghanistan then and now. Holy crap. I was told it was better to keep my mouth shut and risk appearing like an idiot than to open my mouth and leave no doubt. Whoever wrote this opened their mouth and leave no doubt they are operating in an alternate reality or are absolutely completely ignorant of Moslem practices. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2017-03-08 11:53 |
| #3 However, there is no evidence they are paid less than men. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-03-08 02:36 |
| #2 If you're wounded today on Afghanistan's plains And the women come out to cut up what remains... Wait! Womanless Wednesday! Hang onto your brains And go to your Gawd a day older. |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-03-08 01:52 |
| #1 A bright spot in an otherwise dreary morning. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-03-08 00:26 |