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Women treated like it was the 1940s in Number 10 under Johnson

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Throwhandsupintheair · 20/12/2023 19:31

But at least he knows what a woman is:

Women “not being asked for views on something they normally lead on or are knowledgable about”.

Men in No 10 often did not even bother to learn women’s names: “I’ve inexplicably been called Katie and Rosie since being down here, and sometimes just kind of vaguely gestured at.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/20/womens-voices-barely-heard-boris-johnson-macho-no-10-covid-inquiry

Women’s voices barely heard in Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry told

Inquiry hears of ‘macho and egotistical’ climate in which women spoke for as little as 10 minutes in five hours of key meetings

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/dec/20/womens-voices-barely-heard-boris-johnson-macho-no-10-covid-inquiry

OP posts:
mumda · 20/12/2023 20:05

When was Johnson prime minister? I know we've had a couple since.

So. Was a complaint put in at the time? It's always difficult to complain at work but until we can we must feel like bad behaviour is condoned.
Men should be calling it out as much as the women.

Valeriekat · 21/12/2023 10:09

Boris likes women too much...his main problem.

TooBigForMyBoots · 21/12/2023 10:12

YANBU. The misogyny and rape culture in the Tory party has lead us to where we are today. They're disgusting.Angry

And, maybe PM Johnson does know what a woman is, but he wasn't brave enough to say when asked by GBN.

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