Race for life...sexist?

....how is that fair? so us men can simply ban women from whichever thing we want, aslong as the majority of participants are male?

I think both men and women should race. Cancer is a horrible thing and both sexes suffer from it. It is very unfair that it is only for women.

OR...it could be a revenge thing from women, how they were treated badly in the past and now they want to get back!

Either way, they're sexist.

I have to admit I've always been a little baffled by race for Life as I've never understood quite why it's women only.

If it was an event focused on a form of cancer that only women can get like Ovarian or Uterine cancers then you could maybe see the logic of it. But since it's for all cancers then there isn't any real reason to it.

I suppose that it carries on as it is because there hasn't been a large number of men campaigning to be allowed to take part in it. If men wanted to take part in a a similar event there are loads of others so why would they bother? But if lots of men all insisted that they should be able to take part it would probably change.

It does seem to be a a bit anachronistic as a concept though.

You need to write my essays!

Because men would look silly in pink

My sister and her friend run in the race for life event yesterday and I noticed almost no men at the event, just a few sitting in chairs or cheering someone on. I decided to do a little research and it turns out men are banned from this event? how can anyone be banned from a charity event? Men suffer from cancers, aswell as having loved ones die from cancer, yet they can't show their support by running in it?

I found a generic response from an organiser and it was along the lines of "Our participants wish to keep it a female only event....how is that fair? so us men can simply ban women from whichever thing we want, aslong as the majority of participants are male?

I also read its wikipedia page, a man complained about it being sexist and he was instantly ignored by equal opportunities commission...wtf?

What do you guys think?

Well, I doubt you'd get away with a men-only run. You'd certainly be more likely to be contacted by the Equal Opportunities about such a run, anyway. And yes, I fully agree, this is very unfair.

Sure, but what kind of cake? *DUM DUM DUUUMMMM!!*

Because men would look silly in pink

i'll take any kind of cake that is not coconut or coffee.

Victoria sponge is a favourite, as is lemon drizzle.

And if you get me carrot cake with cream cheese icing i'll throw in a bonus 10 makr question for free.