- Kafka Syrup
- Apr 29, 2009
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http://www.elissa.info/2016/11/business-women-warn-investors-about-proposed-mens-only-co-working-space/
Business Women Warn Investors About Proposed Men’s Only Co-Working Space
A new Brisbane women’s group, WGFNB (Women Going Forward Not Backward) has just been formed (by myself Elissa Jenkins and a fellow social entrepreneur Emma-Kate Rose) in response to yesterday’s announcement of a men’s only, Brisbane-based co-working space called Nomadic Thinkers. No I will not hyperlink to them.
Like the new Facebook page now.
Apparently backed by six investors, the co-working space has been created by supporters of the men’s rights MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way) community who believe the modern man needs to “preserve and protect his own sovereignty above all else.”
WGFNB group members and social entrepreneurs, Elissa Jenkins and Emma-Kate Rose, say they started the group and gave it a spoof name as a way to warn financial investors, social investors and business partners that this is not the way to start up a business in the 21st Century.
“At first we thought it was a men’s rights satire piece until we realised it was a real group of young men in Brisbane who are somehow blaming women for the bad behaviour of men,” said Emma-Kate Rose.
“We are calling for a boycott of all the businesses that are borne out of Nomadic Thinker’s co-working space,” she said.
“This is the antithesis of the culture of gender inclusion that both men and women have been promoting and legislating in the workplace for decades.
“This is really old thinking coming from young men,” she said.
Emma-Kate said the group was talking about men losing their identity because they (in Nomadic Thinkers words) used to go to war together whereas “girls” do “rights of passage” better in that we have “tea parties and stuff.”
“Really, how many women these days host tea parties?” asked Emma-Kate.
Currently, in Australia 3 in 4 startups are formed by men, and people are working hard to rectify this gender inequality in business. In response to this problem a women’s co-working space recently launched in Perth to encourage more women in starting up their business ideas.
The Nomadic Thinkers website says their men’s only co-working space and gym will create social impact by developing men’s health and fitness, men’s financial independence and men’s emotional intelligence.
WGFNB member Elissa Jenkins said this social impact statement makes a mockery of the social justice aspects of social impact promoted by the social enterprise movement and the broader business community.
“True social impact is based on ensuring a foundation of human dignity and opportunity, which is most pressing for underserved populations and those lacking essential resources or services, such as girls and women.
“The MGTOW philosophy, while it’s kind of fun to laugh at, is totally backwards and we’re warning potential investors and business partners not to be fooled by this bizarre new exploit,” she said.
Elissa called out Nomadic Thinker’s claims that they’re creating social impact, questioning the lack of an inclusive workplace.
“It normalises behaviours that further divide people rather than seeking mutual understanding.
“If men are so worried about not being able to work around women then they need to get some professional help for their emotional distress, rather than assert misguided ideas that are last century and damaging to future generations,” said Elissa.
“Their backward thinking blog and social media posts would be funny if they weren’t so harmful,” she said.
A local social impact consultant was saying that one of the guys is apparently a Management Consultant at a place called "Mercer Advisory Services" specialising in the NFP and social impact sector. That's a little worrying, since he pretty evidently doesn't really understand social impact.
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- Kafka Syrup
- Apr 29, 2009
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That Malcolm Roberts presser was a WILD RIDE. Myyyyy goodness.
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- Kafka Syrup
- Apr 29, 2009
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It's being organised between the Women's Abortion Rights Campaign (kickass group of Union women from the 80s), Young Queenslanders for the Right to Choose (kickass group of young women from now) and Pro Choice Queensland (kickass group of everyone).
All the rallies are really positive and well attended.
I know that the Greens candidate for Brisbane, Kirsten Lovejoy, will be in attendance, and there's usually a pretty big crowd of Green shirts. There's usually a decent showing from Parliament and a bunch of Labor Left people come along too.
Fun for the whole family. I'll be there as usual guzzling coffee and looking sadly toward my office.
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Nov 23, 2016 09:09
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- Kafka Syrup
- Apr 29, 2009
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Here's a picture of a neo-fascist radical left rally in Brisbane today. I'm in this picture
I spent a bit of time trying to pick Goons out of the crowd. It's hard these days.
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