Dundee man leads fight against period poverty

[PrimAndProperPearlClutcher]

“It’s about making people aware of the availability of period products for anyone of any gender, whenever they need it.

... '“I was chosen as the best person for the job and for me, it’s irrespective of gender.

“Having a guy can’t be a bad thing – it grabs the headlines, but that’s not the reason I was put into post!” Jason continues.

“For me it’s about driving the discussion from a young age so boys and girls are included and there’s no hiding it away because that keeps it as a taboo topic.

“I want to be seen as a positive male role model.”'

www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/3593497/dundee-man-leading-period-poverty-fight-how-to-get-free-products/

There’s a picture of him talking to a mother and daughter with an array of products on the table in front of him. It’s a complete joke

Yep, the young girl looks mortified and uncomfortable.

There's another picture that speaks volumes here.

https://twitter.com/toonmillie/status/1559468708556308480?s=21&t=XUfMqOkjoHbcE0leWjAnMg

He's clearly having a lovely time. Doesn't that just say it all?

My favourite part of the job spec:

• Self-aware with personal integrity

Looking at the job spec that @saltedcaramel1 has posted, I can’t see how it was that there was not one single female candidate able to do the job.

The job should go to the most qualified candidate, not the candidate with the vagina.

Yes, but unfortunately they've completely fucked that up.

Oh. So you have read the CVs of all the candidates, you were present at all the interviews and have experience in hiring project managers for the public sector? Come on then, spill the tea.

Discovered reads.

this your mate or something. I seen you all over threads in scotsnet and here.

I dunno why you just don’t accept that many many women don’t like his appointment

eh? @Discovereads I think (like a lot of people of this thread) you've got too stuck in a polarised view.

I completely agree with you that a man could do the job just as well as a woman, as set out in the spec.

But several things regarding the recruitment have come out:

• post only advertised for 9 days


• post not advertised widely


• post (deliberately?) not advertised in correct category


• one of the women on the working group has employed Jason for his previous three posts, all in different areas requiring different skills.

Surely you can see there's a whiff of cronyism about this? It indicates that they didn't try very hard to find the best candidate (male or female), and just gave it to their mate.

It's deeply frustrating because it completely undermines hiring a man in the first place, and they must have known how heavily it would be scrutinised.

This man appears to be a shameless self-publicist

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11119419/Meet-macho-tobacco-seller-turned-PT-announced-new-36-126-year-period-officer.html

'The new role will see him discuss periods and the menopause with women and girls, a position he is ‘absolutely buzzing’, though yesterday declined all interview requests.' 🤔

Yes, I agree there is reason for mild suspicion, as you say there’s a whiff of something may not be right. But I don’t have the surety to proclaim that the women who hired Jason “completely fucked up”

Im hesitant to condemn these women on the basis of suspicion and speculation alone.

I imagine he's been instructed by whoever heads the period dignity partnership to stay well out of it while they scramble.

Exactly. Can’t talk to the press without permission & approval for release for your script once you’re in a public sector post anyway.

The job advertising and application process needs to be looked into. Will be interesting to see 5he response to this FOI in a few weeks!
www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/period_dignity_regional_lead_off_2

Is it Katie Baxter?

Man wants to be Periods and Menopause Tsar for women and girls?

No. Just no.

He hasn't got a fucking clue.

And I'm also looking very very questionly at those who appointed him in this role.

Is it Mridul Wadhwa all over again? But with a beardy white bloke, this time?

The message is that men know far, far better than women, about women's uniquely women's experiences. Be told.

The possibility about open access for this man, he's not by any means a health professional of any kind physical or mental, to discuss reproductive biology and therefore inevitably sexual matters with underaged females in his job capacity, is also a matter that really, really needs looking at.

The job should go to the most qualified candidate, not the candidate with the vagina.

So, does that apply to other sensitive rules e.g. tackling race issues, trans issues? Should we put a middle age white male in roles to support these groups as he’s the “most qualified candidate”.

I think the circumstances around his appointment should be investigated. Seems like he’s got a career sponsor.

The job should go to the most qualified candidate, not the candidate with the vagina.

I agree.
Someone who has never had and never will have a period is not and never will be the most qualified candidate.

Quite.

Looking at Jason’s past work experience even if you put aside his lack of period related equipment I am not sure how he is the best person for the job.
He has worked in Sales for a Tobacco company and as a PT.
Where is his large scale Marketing and Project management experience?