Mary Robinson at Free Thinking

[french frank]

10pm tonight:

"Mary Robinson delivers the opening lecture of the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2012, arguing that women leaders are better placed than men to sort out the crises of the 21st Century. "

Arguing? What's to argue about?

[amateur51]

10pm tonight:

"Mary Robinson delivers the opening lecture of the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2012, arguing that women leaders are better placed than men to sort out the crises of the 21st Century. "

Arguing? What's to argue about?

[aeolium]

Okay, Mary, you can start with the Eurozone crisis

Hang on, there's a woman leader (and a few men leaders) already working on that one

[Simon]

Should be interesting!

[scottycelt]

10pm tonight:

"Mary Robinson delivers the opening lecture of the BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival 2012, arguing that women leaders are better placed than men to sort out the crises of the 21st Century. "

Arguing? What's to argue about?

That's the last thing we need ... a sexist moderator ...

[french frank]

Yes, it must be a blow to Cro Magnon career prospects

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

i thought she did well until the first question from the moderator about 'essentialism' and the therefore 'intrinsic' virtues of women ... versus men ... an arument that will last the legth of time ...

what is more evidence based is to argue for man and women; not men or women ...[she sounded like the latter but probably intends the former


the case for men and women is simple, it leads to better decisions across domains .... adds considerable variety of thought feeling and evidence to the consideration of issues and is better overall for offspring ... felt to me like she was trapped into an or argument not an and discussion where the evidence from organisation and sociological studies would be on her side ...

[Serial_Apologist]

I didn't hear anything I hadn't heard in the past 40 years...

[french frank]

I didn't hear anything I hadn't heard in the past 40 years...

Could you give some examples?

[Serial_Apologist]

Could you give some examples?

I didn' hear anything new, so the example is the whole talk, together with the questions after.

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

er the conspiracy to ensure women occupy important or pivotal roles in the UN consideration of climate change was news to me ... good news too!