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Comment on #COFFEEGIRLS by Mike Haggerton

Mike Haggerton — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:51:38 +0000

Just to correct your mistake, Nathan, I’m not dismissing gender discrimination. I’m just not jumping to the conclusion that it must be the answer. Yep, let’s not take a step backwards, but let’s not leap forwards to far in looking for a solution.

Comment on #COFFEEGIRLS by Mike Haggerton

Mike Haggerton — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:45:07 +0000

Nathan… Come on, you can’t have it both ways. First you defend the concept of sweeping generalisation, then when I capitulate and offer an approach to making that generalisation deliver some tangible and positive outcomes, you do a u-turn and say that this issue has to be resolved on an individual level. I get the feeling you’re just trying to get the last word in.

Look, on a micro/individual level I completely agree with you. Problems are best resolved by people speaking to the people around them. That is why I think the first place to start is to ask the women you know why they aren’t ‘more active’, and then if possible address any barriers to women being more active.

But since the discussion started by Gwilym is being hosted on a macro level, looking critically at the whole UK coffee industry, then my previous suggestion was also at a macro level. I suggested a way forward to find out the answer to Gwilym’s question. I can’t agree with you that sociological questions such as this don’t benefit from analysis and capture of data. Ever heard of social science?

But we don’t have to agree, Nathan. I was just trying to be helpful.

Comment on #COFFEEGIRLS by Nathan

Nathan — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 13:15:28 +0000

This is a sociological issue; I don’t think you can encapsulate it by gathering some survey data.

Surely it’s best resolved by treating individuals as individuals and developing personal relationships to understand the problems and find real solutions.

Comment on #COFFEEGIRLS by Mike Haggerton

Mike Haggerton — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:20:19 +0000

Thanks Gwilym.
If I might make a suggestion, why not create a simple online page which you can distribute a link to, asking women in the UK coffee industry to vote (multiple choice) or post a short paragraph giving their main reason why they don’t compete, blog and/or aren’t more actively involved. That would give you a single repository of real data, helping move one step closer to a root cause, and subsequently towards options to improve the situation. i.e. if workplace discrimination was the most common reason, you’d then have some statistic evidence supporting that statement.

This could be set up on a blogspot page in a matter of minutes, or Google+, Facebook, etc. and using social media (you have over 3000 twitter followers, plus retweets) it could be quickly distributed and shared to get a good response rate. The key thing would be not to present it as a loaded question, to ensure it captured ALL reasons.

Just a thought.

Comment on #COFFEEGIRLS by Gwilym

Gwilym — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:01:43 +0000

Mike H. We know very little about coffee, there are challenges ahead and we still struggle to make delicious coffee consistently. There are a huge number of females actively involved in coffee but I never hear their voice. Taking coffee forward with the voice of all will be much more productive.
Barista competitions are a visible part of the Speciality Coffee industry.
If females do not want to compete that is fine but I would like to find out why this is not the case in other countries.
There is obviously not a ‘conspiracy’ our small bubble is just a reflection of our larger society