lockdown, a new study has found. More than 35 per cent of women in the UK say they have experience at least one sexist demand while working from home since March this year.
Some bosses have told female staff members to dress ‘sexier’ or wear make-up during conference calls over the internet. It had been hoped incidents of sexism during work amid the coronavirus pandemic would plummet.
However, research carried out by Slater and Gordon solicitors has revealed that some bosses have found new ways to objectify their staff.
The law firm found that the most common way men and women in positions of power justified their sexist comments on dress was that it would ‘help to win new business ’ - with the excuse being used in 41 per cent of cases..
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