Some industry cultures are far more male than female. When I worked for an accountancy firm, it was like belonging to a member’s club where women were tolerated, but weren’t proper members. However, in PR, where women outnumber men, I reckon there's a bias towards females. I freely admit all research says that men earn more than women in PR, (and how that is allowed to be the case, I'll never know) but here I'm taking about the non-financial stuff.

Here’s my list of how men are at a disadvantage. Although much of this is tongue-in-cheek, some of it is genuine sour grapes!

1. Men have a limited dress code. It is much easier for women to dress in ways that help them to stand out and get attention. I’m not talking about revealing clothes, because that’s always inappropriate, but women have a far wider range of colour and outfit choices. Just take awards events for example, all the men look exactly the same and I think that makes us look a bit boring.

2. Women talk about anything, but only to other women. I have noticed that women journalists open up much more to my female colleagues than they do to my male colleagues. Get a group of women together and no subject is off the record. Get a group of men together and it’s all about work or football.

3. Women don’t have to drink as much. I think there is more pressure on bloke to be able to sink a few shots. Problem is, as a bloke, I'm useless at drinking. I get drunk too quickly and I'm not a cool drunk. I'm not violent or anything, I just get emotional and start telling everyone how much I love them. Which, to be fair, seems to make the MD a bit embarrassed.

4. Men don’t get invited to spa days. Okay, I know women may get left out of some golfing events, but lucky them I say.

5. Mothers are more likely to work part-time than fathers. There may be no legal discrimination against men going part-time, but it’s still more acceptable for women to spend more time looking after the kids. I have spoken to stay-at-home Dads who feel awkward at being the only male in the playground on their days at home and then they feel sidelined on their days in the office, as they aren‘t seen as ambitious as full-time male workers.

6. Women are just better at gossip than men. They make it sound more exciting, more “need-to-know”. If I try and gossip, people look at me with weary eyes. Either because they heard my "exclusive" about a month ago – or because my little nugget of info, was, in the cold light of day, not very interesting.