Live webchat about women and work with Maria Miller, Culture Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities, TODAY, Thursday 22 November, 1pm to 2pm

[FrancesMumsnet]

Hello, we're very pleased to announce that Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Minister for Women and Equalities will be joining us for a live webchat on Thursday 22 Nov between 1pm and 2pm.

Maria has been the MP for Basingstoke since 2005 and has previously held shadow education and family briefs. Before entering Parliament, Maria worked in advertising. She is married with three children.

This is Maria's second Mumsnet webchat.

Maria is keen to hear your thoughts on how to get more women into work, with a particular focus on getting the right childcare in place for women. She also wants to hear your thoughts on how the government can make workplaces more equal environments, where women can better realise their potential.

Do join us for the webchat. As ever, if you can't make it, please post up your advance questions here.

Thanks,

MNHQ

Hats off to you Maria Miller. Up until today I thought Edward Timpson's recent webchat was a master-class in evasiveness, deliberate failure to get the point and general pointless waste of time.

But you? This? You have successfully managed to say absolutely nothing of any substance. Bravo. They might as well have just sent in a few pieces of card with soundbites printed on them accompanied by a picture of your face glued to a balloon on a stick.

Patronising the people you are supposed to be representing might gain you a few brownie points in the cabinet but, really, all you have managed to do is clearly demonstrate the contempt your government holds women in.

as i said not what you ask
its how you ask it
and some points about the quality of her answers were v puerile

SM
Did you see my apology? It's quite rude to ignore when someone apologises, IMO

well some of you are disputing whether she wrote the words on the screen..was it an imposter..show a photo to corroborate she was there
puerile
is that really your best shot at it.oh dear

Are you being sponsored over the number of times you can post the word puerile SM? Or do you feel the need to repeat your point to the puerile contributors who you think missed your point the 1st 7 times you made your point?

yawn

Anyway, moving on, is anyone watching Questiontime?

And you are complaining that posters on this thread are being puerile?

Pot. Kettle. Black

aye all you conspiracy theorists could ponder is it real,is it man,is it mn poster

do keep up linor
given carrots got the joke ill let her expalin
seeing you selectively not know what my posts are about

It's just that Alex Salmond isn't on this week. I think he's in his study pissed on whiskey and posting on MN.

study and alex salmon thers an oxymoron

No, we were wondering if she had staff with her. Advisers. Who should advise her on what she was posting and how she was replying to questions.

It's a valid question, about whether she and her staff took this webchat seriously. Considering MN has a bit of a reputation for being tough on webchat guests.

@ line runner

It was, seriously, a catastrophe of a webchat for the government.

What are you talking about? Either take part in the discussion or don't.

asking if she had advisers or assistance is valid
o'er can i see a photo pleeeeese justine.puerile

What linerunner said.

And I don't selectively not know why your posts are about.

I don't understand a word you say.

your comprehension,or lack of it isnt my issue linrod
clearly i am participating in conversation
Are you

Anyway. Getting back to the webchat.

Surestart.

Doesn't she know that that surestart is being cut across the country?