Chat about football or cricket in the workplace should be curtailed, a management body has warned.Chartered Management Institute head Ann Francke said sports banter can exclude women and lead to laddish behaviour such as chat about sexual conquests."A lot of women, in particular, feel left out," she told the BBC's Today programme."They don't follow those sports and they don't like either being forced to talk about them or not being included.""I have nothing against sports enthusiasts or cricket fans - that's great," she said."But the issue is many people aren't cricket fans," she added, arguing bosses should crack down on sports banter.Ms Francke is concerned that discussing football and, for example, the merits of video assistant refereeing (VAR) can disproportionately exclude women and divide offices."It's a gateway to more laddish behaviour and - if it just goes unchecked - it's a signal of a more laddish culture," she said"It's very easy for it to escalate from VAR talk and chat to slapping each other on the back and talking about their conquests at the weekend.
Why not ban men from the workplace ....
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Though I assume this is one of those news stories meant to just annoy us to distract from actual news
I cant stand football and I don't feel left out, I feel relieved that they cant involve me in the conversation.
I’m so bored I might as well be listening to Pink Floyd
I agree, chatting about anything is hard enough for some
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
My feedback thread is here.
Seriously, I have a strong objection to this; the feminisation of men has to stop, and be challenged.
I have two mates who are really struggling; I say 'mates', they are people I know, and I try to support and help them out in minor, insignificant ways.
Once a week/couple of weeks, I'll simply call them... and talk... nothing more than that.
Most the time, we simply talk football, and other associated bollocks.
And it has helped them. A simple chat.
The same with me when I recount the nights at my local dogging site ...
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