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B&Q think ‘girls’ cant do stuff

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Coralleadery · 27/05/2025 11:29

B&Q have listed a flatpack cabinet with the description ‘easy to assemble, even for a girl’

At the same time they’re running a big ‘purpose’ advertising campaign around encouraging female tradespeople.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14752363/amp/B-Q-apologises-bathroom-cabinet-easy-girl.html

Apologies for the DM link - I couldn’t see a better one (The Sun?!)

Apology after B&Q says cabinet can be built 'even if you are a girl'

The 140cm x 33cm flatback bamboo unit appeared on the company website decorated with toiletries and attractive-looking plants.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14752363/amp/B-Q-apologises-bathroom-cabinet-easy-girl.html

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Hwi · 28/05/2025 12:24

ErrolTheDragon · 27/05/2025 18:17

Lived experience.Grin
yes, there’s still a disparity in numbers in many fields but having worked in one such area for about 4 decades and a daughter in the early stages of another, I simply don’t see any inherent reason for that. Women can, and do, excel in the real world. Of course many of us get hit by structural sexism along the ay (largely because men are undeniably 100% rubbish at having babies).

but we sure as hell can put together a sodding flatpack.😂

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And God bless you and your daughter, and I hope she will stick at it. But my point was that we should not aim at assembling flat packs, even if we can do it! We should be aiming at what you did and your daughter is doing, whatever it is!

KrisAkabusi · 28/05/2025 12:38

JohnTheRevelator · 27/05/2025 15:10

I am absolutely astounded that they thought this appropriate for 2025. Only about 50 years behind the times. No wonder they had to apologise.

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They didn't think it was appropriate, that's why they removed it and apologised. It was a marketplace item, someone else uploaded it. As soon as B&Q knew found out about it, they took it down. they've done nothing wrong here.

ErrolTheDragon · 28/05/2025 14:09

Hwi · 28/05/2025 12:24

And God bless you and your daughter, and I hope she will stick at it. But my point was that we should not aim at assembling flat packs, even if we can do it! We should be aiming at what you did and your daughter is doing, whatever it is!

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You’re comparing utterly unlike things. It’s not an either/or. And in terms of what women and girls ‘should’ aim for - whatever they want, within their individual talents. Same as for men and boys.

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