Re: [NSW] CityRail Guard

[keithm@commslab.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <54gj5s8o0ma2roqbsic4m0nijeg26stiag@4ax.com> "< Tell >" <telljb@ozemail.com.au> writes:
>From: "< Tell >" <telljb@ozemail.com.au>
>Subject: Re: [NSW] CityRail Guard
>Date: Fri, 17 Dec 1999 14:18:08 +0930

>"The Railway Rasputin." <bob@fastlink.com.au> wrote:
>> 
>> Unfortunatly females are getting prefrence but you can still try.
>> Contact the Personel Officer, Cityrail Train Crewing at level 10 Xerox
>> House Sydney.


>When you say "unfortunately", are you saying that just
>because they are female,?  or are they being selected
>ONLY because they are female.

>There is a big difference between "equal opportunity"
>and "positive discrimination". 
>  
>Just curious, is Carr using PD.?  It is after all,
>national ALP policy.    

Some one mentioned a 50% quota. I regard that as descrimination, jobs should 
be filled by the most suitably qualified person regardless of sex. The make up 
of the workforce should be irrelevant.

Dave Malcolm

>----Terry Burton
>Alice Springs NT