The feminist cause has taken a few steps backwards recently. It seems that everywhere you look these days women are being discriminated against or treated differently on the basis of their gender. Here are six examples of women not being afforded the equality and respectful treatment they deserve.
"Misogynistic" LinkedIn compliment
A 57-year-old male lawyer complimented a 27-year-old female barrister on her "stunning" LinkedIn profile photograph.
The woman was offended and noted that the "eroticisation of women's physical appearance is a way of exercising power over women". There's little doubt it's sleazy for a man to make such a comment on what is a platform for making business connections. He deserved a telling off. I'm not sure he deserved to make worldwide headlines for his comment, though. For the record, comments (whether positive or negative) about appearances are never appropriate in a business setting; they can easily be misconstrued especially if there is a power imbalance.