HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!
“I love women. My mother’s one,” Mike Jackson, 29, told the packed room at his work’s IWD morning tea.
While Mike is new to formal work and has no knowledge of the issues facing women, he is ‘leaning in’ and tackling the role of facilitator. The all-male executive at AST Group, a financial investment company, identified that Mike was the perfect choice.
CEO Barry McPhants said, “Mike’s a go-getter. Really ambitious. A great guy. And the other choice, Simone, is lovely to look at but a bit bossy.”
AST Group is determined to let people know that they take the day seriously – whatever it’s about – and spent thousands of dollars on pastries, novelty pens and balloons.
Three female experts, that were asked to volunteer their time, joined the panel. Mike received a speaking fee that Barry McPhants defended, “It’s fair. As breadwinners, men have more expenses than women.”
Mike did his best to be inclusive, “We’d be lost without the ladies here. They put on this whole morning tea; made the cupcakes, put it in management’s diaries, and they’ll have this room packed down by the time we’re on the ninth hole.”
When panellist Kathleen Pinto, who has two doctorates and runs a successful tech company, spoke passionately about the representation of women in executive positions, Mike interrupted, “That’s an interesting point, Katherine.” He then pointed to the all-female executive assistants and said, “Did you hear that, girls? You need to ‘Lean In’. LEAN IN, GIRLS.”
This was met by rousing applause from management. Mike said, “The truth is we ALL need to do more. Men AND Women. If we truly want equality, why isn’t there International Men’s Day?”
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