Allowances for women

[medicgirl]

I think women often have many advantages over men in cp work. I guess that although sometimes the fact that we may not have the strength of our counterparts we may have the advantage of looking more natural. Nobody takes much notice of an aide with a smart office outfit and briefcase or another casually dressed woman accompanying another to lunch. Who knows if there is just eyeliner and lipstick in that briefcase!? And we don't dress like squaddies on the piss like a lot of guys do!

 

[tapmaster]

Do the trainers make allowances for women? I hope they don't, female BG's are trained to the same exacting standard as the men, but I for one as a female BG and surveillance operative with over 25 years experience know the majority of females do not have the same upper body strengh as men.
As bodyguards it is not our job to fight, but to body cover and remove the VIP.
So what do you all think?

Maybe the statement should be that some females do not have the same upper body strength of "some men". As there was a thread started on this forum from a chap who could not do ONE press up. The majority of females may not have the upper body strength of a man but may make up for it in other area's of the team.

In my opinion women should not be relegated to looking after just the children. As if this is in theory a step down then this is a big mistake. As the risk of kidnap to certain children of families from wealthy backgrounds may be present. Who would want to explain to the client that the reason she got the job was that she had less upper body strength than a male. You can almost guarantee that would be of no consolation. The best person for the job should get the job.

So if we have a different standard for women with some training providers the industry is setting them up to fail. Personally I don't completely buy the upper body strength of women being less than men. I go to a gym where there are some women their who can lift (bench, squat and deadlift) much more than some men. Strength comes from the mind and through perfected training regimes etc.

In my opinion a women should be allowed the same opportunity as a male on the team if in fact she has the training, skills and experience to do the job.

Just my 2p on the matter

Tapmaster

 

[Bubba]

I was on a team a few years back with a well known olympic athlete.
unbelievable individual - never ONCE switched off - even during down time. Appeared as if she felt she had so much more to prove than anyone else, when in actual fact the only thing that let her down in any way (in that team) was her inability to switch off. You can try TOO hard, and as some women's lib groups say - if you are trying hard to be equal to a man, you are setting your sights way too low.

(the above feminist perspective may not be endorsed by me, I am simply putting forward a popular quotation)

Bubba

 

[tengahboy]

As a team player, for my own peace of mind, I have to assume that everyone around me is up to or beyond the same standard and that there aren't any weak links in the fence . I'm pretty certain the client wouldn't be too happy if they were to find out one person , male or female , was being positioned specifically to accommodate their 'difference' and that that difference could be a potential threat to their safety one day or even that same day.
A good TL should be able to see his team as equally useful people , not have to take into account personal inadequacies or lesser capabilities. Mind you, they probably have to with me, what with me being the farty old 'corporal Jones' of them all .
(Apparently, one or two of them do quite like it up them so I'm told ...awfully strange don't you think so sir?)