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Did anyone see that woman off The apprentis on the telly this morning?

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fiona76 · 09/02/2008 11:31

She was talking about how woman should work harder than men if they except the same pay. This is to make up for the fact that they are trying to bring up children as well. I'm a new mum (DD is 3 months old) and going back to woking in 6 weeks for 3 days per week. Working mums or mums who stay home should be given more consideration. Maybe there would be less difficult children if mums and das weren't so stressed trying to keep all the plate spinning.

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southeastastra · 09/02/2008 11:31

yes she was a bag

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RubySlippers · 09/02/2008 11:33

thank goodness i didn't - there would have been a brick hurled through the TV

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ChippyMinton · 09/02/2008 11:34

was that Katie? She has some extreme views.

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WideWebWitch · 09/02/2008 11:35

Women should work HARDER than men to expect the same pay? I don't think so.

But if it was Katie Hopkins, well, I wouldn't give anything she had to say about anything any credence tbh.

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Sunshinemummy · 09/02/2008 11:37

Yes I saw her, she talked utter rubbish. Apparently maternity pay is too much now and unfair on the employer.

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southeastastra · 09/02/2008 11:41

what was all that twaddle about 'performance' she was going on about too.

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fiona76 · 09/02/2008 11:43

I don't think the presenters could believe what she was saying. Its all very well for her with her 6 figure salary. What a knob!!! Outrageous.

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googler · 09/02/2008 19:07

I wish the press would stop interviewing her and giving her a voice, I don't know anyone who agrees with her views!!!!
Fine for her six figure salary and nanny, but honesty personally I'd trade that to work part time. I don't think women should have to, if they don't want to, but honestly she is ridiculous!
On a funny note, she was hired to have a column in a local paper (where my friends live) and apparently people were so appauled by what she said, hundreds of people wrote the paper asking her to be fired, which she then was. That did give me a chuckle!

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Sunshinemummy · 09/02/2008 19:10

She's a dreadful woman who think she's some kind of power alpha female but is in fact desperately sad.

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Carmenere · 09/02/2008 19:12

I saw it, she is an idiot.

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Carmenere · 09/02/2008 19:13

Yes sad is a good word for her

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southeastastra · 09/02/2008 20:37

her children are only 1 and 2 though aren't they, she'll learn suddenly how hard it is when they start school

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googler · 09/02/2008 22:22

I believe, her kids are 4 or 3 (somewhere between 3 and 5 I think) or ages around that as my friends kids are at the same pre-school and school.

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mitfordsisters · 10/02/2008 17:28

She also defends women who knick other people's husbands so I wouldn't take any notice. Outrageous but probably a bit deranged!

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baffledbb · 10/02/2008 17:42

I saw it and I can't understand why they were interviewing her about it - after her apprentice performance I don't know why we are supposed to take her seriously.

It worries me that people who have not seen her in the apprentice would see this and think they are listening to some respected woman in business.

They roll out Saria Khan for this sort of stuff alot as well and though she is not as bad as KH
again I don't think the fact that she was on the Apprentice qualifies her to talk about alot of the women in work stuff any more than any of the rest of us.