Speed awareness course - sex discrimination?

[MrsFionaCharming]

This is just theoretical pondering I’m not actually planning on making a complaint. Also, I know speeding is bad and I’m happy to face the consequences of my actions, this isn’t about that. Just interested to know others thoughts.

I’m doing a virtual speed awareness course tomorrow, lasting around 3 hours. When I signed up, it specified you must not be caring for children at the same time. I have a breastfed 6 week old. Now, my husband works flexibly and baby will happily take an expressed bottle so it’s not a problem. But what about women who don’t have a partner or with a bottle refusing baby? That woman wouldn’t be able to do the course and would be forced to accept the points and the rise in insurance etc that comes with that. Given a man wouldn’t be in that position and made to accept the points due to his biology, could this be considered sex discrimination?

It does play out like an aibu thread. Think these people clicked on the wrong part of MN.

If by that you mean you want to post whatever nonsensical stream of consciousness enters your head whilst contributing nothing whatsoever of value to the actual thread topic then yes, you should absolutely invoke your right to freedom of speech.

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Thank you! 😊

Oh, you're very welcome.

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Indeed

I could do this all afternoon - recovery post minor op but have to rest up - and thoroughly bored! 😂

There’s a lesson in there for you if you’re open to learning it.

I was in this position and they said I had to bring the baby and a carer and the would provide a room and I could go in and feed whenever necessary.

There were two of us in the same position.

I can tell!

What’s your excuse for having all this mumsnet time on your hands? I’m thoroughly fed up of my sofa!!

I think you are inventing a problem that doesn't exist, you need someone else looking after the baby and they can pass baby to you to breastfeed as necessary. Obviously you can't concentrate on the course if you are changing nappies and trying to get the baby down for a nap. Noones going to mind if you breastfeed while watching a course on zoom.