This week in Strasbourg, the issue of special quotas for women to 'help them achieve' is being debated. Nothing infuriates me more than the suggestion that women are unable to compete without 'affirmative action'.
This 1960s mentality pervades in many corners of the European Paliament - in fact one sometimes stumbles over the occasional 1960s politician, as they wander the corridors of power topping up their pension funds.
Ironically, these outdated approaches actually have the opposite effect to that intended, and hold the cause of advancement of women back.
