Tuesday 16 September 2014

What?!?!

So, there will be by-elections for the Edinburgh University Students Union (EUSA). Thing with EUSA is that they can sometimes be so absolutely ridiculous that I find it difficult to take them seriously. One of the positions available is:

Womens Liberation Convenor
The Women's Liberation Convenor takes the lead on issues that affect women students. This role is open to all students who self-define as a woman.

In the full description for this position it says:
What is the Women Liberation Convenor? Liberation groups exist to ensure that the diverse population of students at the  University of Edinburgh are represented fully, especially those groups which have been historically discriminated against and are under-represented in higher education. The Women Liberation Convenor takes the lead on issues that affect women students. This role is open to all students who self-define as a woman.

Now... Seriously?!?! Who writes these things? Is it the same person who invents these positions? Because I would like to ask that person a few questions:
A person can self-define as any gender they want?
Women as a whole are a group? And are men a group as well?
Women, who represent the majority of the students and of the staff of the university are under-represented?
Are there any issues that affect specifically all women and only women?

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