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Companies should 'crack down' on sport chat because it excludes women
- Thread starter Geoff
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Alternatively, as a society we include women more in sports.
Edit: Also, as a man, I also do not give a shit about sports. But I don't think people should crack down on talking about it around me.
Edit 2: I do wish the News would stop talking about it though, barring dedicated sports news channels. It's an absolutely massive pain to have a 10 minute sports segment on a breakfast news show. For what is ultimately a hobby.
Edit: Also, as a man, I also do not give a shit about sports. But I don't think people should crack down on talking about it around me.
Edit 2: I do wish the News would stop talking about it though, barring dedicated sports news channels. It's an absolutely massive pain to have a 10 minute sports segment on a breakfast news show. For what is ultimately a hobby.
Eehhh how do you crack down on it? Issue a memo? Seems like it would just lead to more resentment in the workplace.
At some point that is part of life. People talk about what they want to talk about. Not everyone will like the same thing.
A woman runs our football pool and gambling operation at work. Did I mention I'm one of only 3 guys in the western side of our office building. In a office made up of about 95% women sports is talked about alot....as well as other things. None of that bothers me.
I can't relate to this at all. Most of them know more about football than I do.
Edit - in America we know Jack shit about cricket and thats ok
I can't relate to this at all. Most of them know more about football than I do.
Edit - in America we know Jack shit about cricket and thats ok
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Apparently there is an expression to describe people like this. I believe it is 'subhuman scum'.
So by extension, conversations should only be based on what the majority of which either gender have in common? That's a very small list.
Some people like to get all the news they consider relevant in one place.
No less than ten minutes ago I sat in my office talking about football for a good ten minutes with my colleague. My colleague was asking me if I had seen some of the results over the weekend in the FA Cup and in particular the Napoli-Juventus game. I old my colleague no. I am quite a hardcore football fan as I hold a Season Ticket at Chelsea and it felt nice to have somebody fill me in on the events of the weekend. My colleagues name is Clare and she is a season ticket holder at Crystal Palace along with her two daughters.
Anne......go away.
Anne......go away.
Is there something that prevents women from watching or following sports, or any area of interest really, if they want to partake in conversation with their coworkers? This basically breaks down to "I don't have any interest in something, so no one should talk about it around me."
Please treat adults like adults. You don't have to babysit anyone.
I thought the issue was that people don't want to watch cricket? Funny story, some cricket association (where I'm from) fully admitted that cricket was boring, when they asked marketers for help.
Weird, the article is somehow more sexist than the thing it criticizes... It operates under the assumption that women don't watch sports, which...? Huh? Whereas exclusion via sports-talk is circumstantial and self-selective.
I also don't participate in conversation I don't give a shit about.
I also don't participate in conversation I don't give a shit about.
I remember one job interview at an aerospace company where the interviewer specifically said he was looking for someone to talk sports with and the last guy wasn't a good fit because they were too focused on work.
I just sorta nodded my way though the interview. This was for white glove tech support...
People can be strange about their hobbies.
I just sorta nodded my way though the interview. This was for white glove tech support...
People can be strange about their hobbies.
This is true. Only 2.6 billion people watched the world cup last year, a feeble one third of the global population. Surprised they bothered putting it on telly really
I'm pretty sure it's just Ann who is feeling left out.
Probably has more to do with her personality, if this article is anything to go by.
Probably has more to do with her personality, if this article is anything to go by.
I know, right?
It is pretty shocking how popular it is in the Indian subcontinent
Ahh right I forgot that women don't watch sports /s
What a sexist assumption to make, a good chunk of the chat in my office is Fantasy Football and that definitely includes the women.
What a sexist assumption to make, a good chunk of the chat in my office is Fantasy Football and that definitely includes the women.
sadly pretty common. worked with a lot of engineers with whom if you weren't a good ol' boy they'll see to it you have a foot out the door, regardless of work quality
My coworkers talk about sports, the bachelor/ette, the streaming show of the month, their kids, their yards, and once in a while work.
You cannot regulate pop culture discourse outside of the framework of HR harassment guidelines (ie, don't loudly discuss porn with your coworkers, and don't harass people over politics), especially during designated free time like a lunch break.
You cannot regulate pop culture discourse outside of the framework of HR harassment guidelines (ie, don't loudly discuss porn with your coworkers, and don't harass people over politics), especially during designated free time like a lunch break.
I probably don't have much interest in most topics that my coworkers talk about. Maybe everyone should just stop talking? That would solve everything!
By assuming that women arent involved in sports talks, this article is therein more sexist than actual reality. Women are easily just as into sports as men are in every environment I have worked.
Swing and a miss.
We need more talk of the likes of Sharrock, the Women's Premier League, and breaking through male dominated sports like Motorsport via bringing women into the conversation, and the sports, rather than the opposite. We should be celebrating people like Chadwick and encouraging others to take inspiration and talk about it.
That's before established stars like the Williams sisters etc. Should we not talk of them either.
Banning talking about sport won't bring equality in sport any time soon.
We need more talk of the likes of Sharrock, the Women's Premier League, and breaking through male dominated sports like Motorsport via bringing women into the conversation, and the sports, rather than the opposite. We should be celebrating people like Chadwick and encouraging others to take inspiration and talk about it.
That's before established stars like the Williams sisters etc. Should we not talk of them either.
Banning talking about sport won't bring equality in sport any time soon.
There are places where they teach cricket before you can walk.
Don't say this statement there.
Nah. I refuse to believe that's real. It surely can't be.
I love you.
I love you.
I think focusing on sport as a topic, or even specifically gender divides, is too narrow and missing the point. There is definitely something to be said about how social conversation topics in the workplace can leave people out in a way that impacts careers unfairly. Like how many years ago you could be at a disadvantage for not smoking because it can get you face time with senior colleagues.
