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15.07.2025

Unpopular Truth: Gender equity isn’t just about women.

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Tina Rahman, HR Habitat HR Consultant

Unpopular Truth: Gender equity isn’t just…

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Unpopular Truth: Gender equity isn’t just about women.
It’s about freeing men from the pressures they’re never allowed to talk about.

Yesterday, I saw a mum out shopping with her three kids.

I smiled. Admired her.

I thought..

"Superwoman. Hero. Probably exhausted, but still showing up".

But it made me wonder...

Would I have thought the same if it was a dad?

Would I have called it admirable ....

or unusual?

The workplace is no different.

We say we want fairness.

But our standards still depend on who’s in the room.

Let’s talk about men and sick leave.

Why do we still expect men to push through when they’re unwell?

➤ Why is rest seen as weakness when it comes from a man?

➤ Why is burnout ignored until it becomes aggression, or withdrawal?

➤ Why do we joke that “he’s just got man flu” instead of asking: is he okay?

This is the problem.

We want more emotionally intelligent male leaders

But we punish them when they FEEL.

We want shared responsibility at home

But we still label caregiving as a female trait.

We expect men to show up for their families and their teams

But rarely offer space for them to be anything but strong.

That’s not gender equity.

That’s silent inequality - hidden in plain sight.

So here’s what I believe:

✅ A good leader isn’t the one who never takes a day off

(I'm not talking about those acute coughs and colds here - I'm talking actual sickness)

✅ A good parent isn’t defined by gender

✅ A fair workplace isn’t softer on women and harder on men

It’s consistent.

It’s conscious.

And all great leaders should understand this.

A good employer makes space for everyone to lead fully, without performance masks.

If you want high-performing men and women in your business

You need HR that protects their performance and their personhood AND

who understands the hidden gender biases you never saw coming.

When was the last time a man on your team took a day off without needing to justify it twice?

If you're intrigued about gender biases that might live in your leadership or HR processes, then you'll be glad to know I'm running a FREE workshop that will help you identify if your current approach to people management is "tribunal safe". Click here https://lnkd.in/ejphPTwB
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👋🏽 𝗛𝗶, 𝗜’𝗺 𝗧𝗶𝗻𝗮, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁.
𝗪𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗥 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
𝗪𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝘅 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗥 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴.

𝗠𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 - 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲.

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