Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori quits after the 83-year-old sparked a sexism row by declaring ‘annoying’ women ‘talk too much’ in another setback for organisers in a Games beset by Covid-19 problems Yoshiro Mori accepted his remarks had caused ‘chaos’ as he stepped down The IOC had said Mori’s remarks were ‘inappropriate’ but didn’t call … Read more
‘What century does Speedo live in?’ Swimwear brand accused of sexism after encouraging men to ‘rediscover their race pace’ while women are offered bathing suits that ‘compliment their shape’ Swimming fan Sally Goble called the Speedo website a disgrace on Twitter Blogger said the way the site marketed differently to men and women was sexist … Read more
Radox will remove the word MEN from some of its bath products because it is deemed SEXIST Radox says it will remove ‘for men,’ label on its Muscle Therapy Bath Soak range The label will remain on some of its shower gel products, Radox has confirmed It comes after complaints that it’s ‘completely inappropriate in … Read more
Chinese university faces backlash after telling its students ‘women who are beautiful and wear revealing clothes are mostly likely to get sexually harassed’ The claims were made Monday in a seminar at Shandong Agricultural University Pictures of the lecture slides sparked fury after being posted online by students One note claimed ‘beautiful women are most likely … Read more
Kevin Clifton has claimed that Maisie Smith is a victim of sexism after she landed in the Strictly Come Dancing dance-off on Sunday. The professional dancer, 38, shared his shock at the EastEnders star, 20, being in the bottom two after the show and later shared his theory why this had happened. Taking to Twitter … Read more
Wormageddon! Scientist provokes ire of Twitter users and is accused of sexism, racism and privilege after saying roundworms are ‘overhyped’ On July 18 @JustTheZooOfUs tweeted: ‘What is the most overhyped animal?’ Michael Eisen, editor of science journal eLife, replied that it was the roundworm Social media exploded with defense of roundworm and threats to boycott … Read more
I’m staggered by the sexism and sleazy behaviour in the Bridget Jones movies, says Helen Fielding – the woman who created her The author of Bridget Jones has condemned the sexism in her books series Helen Fielding was shocked by the sleezy behaviour of Bridget’s male colleagues Ms Fielding also denied rumours that Mark Darcy … Read more
Prominent female comedian Katherine Ryan has attacked the gender tokenism on the BBC’s satirical panel show Mock the Week on her podcast, Telling Everybody Everything. Ryan, who has not appeared on the show since 2015, said that she boycotted it because she felt her appearances were used to deflect criticism from Mock the Week over … Read more
Banking chief quits in sexism storm: UK Finance boss resigns over ‘unpleasant’ comments about financier Amanda Staveley Stephen Jones, chief executive of UK Finance, quit over derogatory comments Amanda Staveley has accused Barclays’s top brass of ‘sexism and misogyny’ Transcripts of two calls made by Jones were handed to the judge as evidence Yesterday judge … Read more
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