‘I need feminism because i need more vaginas in my cabinet!’ says British PM (allegedly)

So the tories are in again…

I won’t bore you with my despair on this issue. After all, thousands of protesters are doing a far better job at expressing this despair in London right now. But as i was having a browse at the impending cabinet reshuffle, i came across an interesting quote.

‘Mr Cameron is expected to promote a number of women having failed in his stated aim, set out before the 2010 election, of having women account for a third of ministerial positions by the end of the last Parliament‘.

Shouldn’t the quote read ‘Mr Cameron is expected to promote a number of female MP’s to the cabinet because they’re bloody good at their jobs‘?!

The basis for feminism and equality isn’t to promote someone simply because they have a vagina.

I’m not saying that employing more women in government is a bad thing by any means. Women can be massively successful politicians and Nicola Sturgeon is a prime example of this. But the appointment of a cabinet minister should be based on their skills, their achievements and their desire for the job – not because their genitals fulfill some kind of quota.

Once again a stale, pale male has made an attempt at improving the state of female equality. And once again, he has rather missed the point…