News & Comment Despite 200 Years Struggle for Gender Equality, Female Politicians Still Face a Bear-Pit of Sexism in Western Parliaments
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News On the 6th of December, an article by the BBC titled, "Women MP's ‘face sexist gestures' in the Commons" reported on claims made by a UK MP Sarah Champion that male parliamentarians often made obscene hand gestures and degrading taunts towards opposition female MP's during their speeches in parliamentary debates in order to belittle and ridicule their contribution to discussions. She said that there was an "insidious" sexist culture…
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