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BBC faces sexism row after appointing a 17th consecutive man as director-general: Carrie Gracie says it’s ‘disappointing’ that new boss Tim Davie is not a woman The BBC’s ex-China editor says Davie is white, male, Oxbridge and ‘not diverse’ She was joined by broadcaster Joan Bakewell in calling for a woman in the role Tim … Read more
‘I definitely think there’s a shelf life for women’: Jessie Ware hits out at sexist double standards in the music industry and says she’s considered ‘old’ at 35 By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 12:52 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 13:09 BST, 15 May 2020 Jessie Ware has spoken out against sexism in the … Read more
Female NHS staff accuse government of ‘sexism’ for providing PPE ‘designed for men’ that needs to be tightened to fit their smaller faces and frames Anonymous woman from Scotland, voiced concerns about PPE sizes on Twitter She said her friend works 12.5 hour shifts without masks that fit properly A flood of responses agreed PPE … Read more
How times change! I’ve just discovered an article from the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. Under the heading ‘What I Want In A Wife’, Cosmo asked: ‘What do Britain’s most eligible bachelors look for in a wife?’ The previous month, the magazine had been published in the UK for the very first time. Back … Read more
‘There is a lot less scrutiny of male pop stars!’ Dua Lipa slams sexism in the music industry and gets candid about the impact of online criticism By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 21:53 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 29 March 2020 She’s a talented singer/songwriter with numerous accolades and hit records … Read more
Reese Witherspoon talks early days in her career when sexism was rampant: ‘I was the only woman on the set and there would be 150 men’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 14:10 GMT, 17 March 2020 | Updated: 14:10 GMT, 17 March 2020 Reese Witherspoon has been doing very well in Hollywood as she … Read more
Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens And Bedlam Rating: Age Of The Image Rating: To his great credit, Michael Aspel did not try to excuse his 14-year stint as compere of the Miss World contest with the phrase: ‘Things were different in those days.’ That pretext is becoming as hackneyed as the plea: ‘I was only … Read more
No more nagging wives! Oxford English Dictionary has been redefining words like ‘rabid’ and ‘shrill’ because previous definitions were ‘too sexist’ The Oxford English Dictionary has been re-defining words like ‘nagging’ The huge project was sparked by a complaint from a Canadian anthropologist Around 500 dictionary definitions have been overhauled over the last few year … Read more
A high-flying businesswoman suing a major FTSE 100 company for sexism was ‘aggressive’ and ‘dictatorial’ at work, her bosses have claimed. Adrienne Liebenberg was sacked from her £200,000-per-year job at packaging giant DS Smith in December 2018, after being told that her ‘leadership style’ was ‘not working’. However Ms Liebenberg – who had previously worked … Read more
A high-flying businesswoman suing a major FTSE 100 company for sexism was ‘aggressive’ and ‘dictatorial’ at work, her bosses have claimed. Adrienne Liebenberg was sacked from her £200,000-per-year job at packaging giant DS Smith in December 2018, after being told that her ‘leadership style’ was ‘not working’. However Ms Liebenberg – who had previously worked … Read more