tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327544553976967122.post5522166499964209185..comments2024-03-27T05:50:16.659+00:00Comments on We Mixed Our Drinks: Since When Is A Women's Enterprise Centre 'Sexist'?Hannah Mudgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06367085612049349757noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327544553976967122.post-16054106563008836232010-03-05T08:27:19.011+00:002010-03-05T08:27:19.011+00:00I think that to have a women's enterprise cent...I think that to have a women's enterprise centre is a step *towards* equality rather than aawy from it. Women face much more discrimination, prejudice an barriers to entering the workplace and building their careers and a WEC can help address these prejudices and try to work through them. Although there is a need in the city to help ALL unemployed people/people wanting to set up their own business men are far more likely to have the support/resources/free time that they need to do this. Women have different needs in that they are often expected to take sole responsibility for household management, childcare and caring for other relatives, for example - and they are often at a disadvantage having spent many years out of the workplace or indeed, never having worked. I see what you're saying and do think there is a *general* need for regeneration in the city but a WEC is not a bad thing.Hannah Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367085612049349757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327544553976967122.post-72659436710990360622010-03-04T14:05:59.238+00:002010-03-04T14:05:59.238+00:00Hi Hannah,
Following on from my tweet earlier...
...Hi Hannah,<br /><br />Following on from my tweet earlier...<br /><br />I can see the benefit of having a business centre, but why does it have to be women-only? Surely this just feeds the arguments about equality?<br /><br />You mentioned (via twitter) that men are favoured in the workplace, but is that something that is resolved by the Women's Enterprise Centre?<br /><br />I run my own freelance business and have found it hard to really find any guidance when starting up. I attended some HMRC self-assessment courses which helped (there was a good 50/50 split between male and female attendees) but that was very much geared towards keeping invoices, receipts, etc and not the general running of a business.<br /><br />From womenable's earlier comment, if 10-20% of WBC clients in the US are men, would I be welcome in the Peterborough one?Joffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447997067769369641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327544553976967122.post-5627788236130018002009-10-22T09:36:18.844+01:002009-10-22T09:36:18.844+01:00I agree - i think people are thinking too much in ...I agree - i think people are thinking too much in terms of short term solutions. It has been stated that the Panasonic store would create 12 new jobs of which i assume the majority would be part time positions. The potential for number of jobs created by a Women's Enterprise Centre is obviously far greater!Hannah Mudgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367085612049349757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-327544553976967122.post-82376242744659813432009-10-20T20:55:13.000+01:002009-10-20T20:55:13.000+01:00A women's business centre will be a very posit...A women's business centre will be a very positive addition to the community. They differ in their methodology of support by offering a more relational/less transactional approach to business development assistance. Over on this side of the pond in the US between 10-20% of clients of WBCs are in fact men - so a WBC should not be considered 'sexist' but rather target marketing and outreach.<br /><br />It's too bad that so many local residents would rather have an electronics store, which will take residents' money right out of the community and send it offshore, than an educational and community resource that will build entrepreneurial energy, activity and job creation where it is needed most - in downtown Peterborough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com