Inside IMF: Female staff call for a woman at helm(CNN)
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/BUSINESS/05/24/imf.women.change.chief/
As the International Monetary Fund (IMF) prepares to replace its disgraced former managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, e-mails obtained exclusively by CNN offer a unique insight into the mood among staff.While Strauss-Kahn was busy penning a heartfelt goodbye letter sent out on Sunday, documents reveal some of the fund's female employees had already been calling for change: namely, for a woman to run the IMF.Strauss-Kahn resigned last week as head of the IMF in the face of sexual assault charges. In a note to staff, obtained by CNN, the economist said he is confident of being exonerated of accusations that he attacked a hotel maid in New York, but he could not "accept that the Fund -- and you dear colleagues -- should in any way have to share my own personal nightmare. So, I had to go."The fund is scheduled to begin accepting nominations for his replacement, with a battle shaping up between Europe and the developing world. The United Kingdom said over the weekend it wo
uld back French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the position; a move that will likely appeal to women at staff at the IMF, who complained in e-mails obtained by CNN of the male culture at the global economic organization.The notes among numerous female workers at the IMF were exchanged late last week in response to a New York Times article entitled "At IMF, Men on Prowl and Women on Guard.
This is an example of distorted feminism.
Surely, Strauss-Kahn is not suitable for the position. But, we have to recognize that he was a mere representative of IMF but not a representative or symbol of the men. All the men in the world have different characters from his own.(Of course, I admit that there must be men who have stronger sexual appetite than his sexual appetite.)
We should not judge one's character from stereotypes.
In Japan, many people argue classification of human's characters based on blood groups.
Especially, blood type B seems to be taken as negative image. So, many children having blood type B are often bullied.
We mustn't allow everyone to discriminate against any group.
