Woman called 'good girl' and 'fat' by male boss wins sex harassment case

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harassed by her male employer, who is said to have called the middle-aged woman a "good girl".The employment tribunal judge ruled that the language was sexual harassment and said that "language evolves over time" and though the term may have seemed "harmless once, it is now 'demeaning'."Judge Gary Tobin's verdict comes after a woman has successfully sued a £3billion company over the remarks that were ruled as sexist.Frances Fricker, 39, is now in line for compensation after boss Giuseppe Ajroldi continually called her a "good girl".The tribunal heard Fricker had repeatedly objected to being called a "good girl" and that Ajroldi's "condescending behaviour 'degraded and humiliated' accounts executive Ms Fricker who complained that she was an 'independent woman'".Ajroldi is said to have also mocked Ms Fricker's weight by saying she looked "fat" in photos and once tried to kiss and touch her on a business trip.Fricker complained to bosses at the international business consultancy firm Gartner, and was told she had flirted back to Ajorldi.After being forced to resign, Fricker is in line to win compensation after suing Gartner for sexual harassment, with the tribunal hearing Ajroldi was part of a "toxic" and male-dominated culture at Gartner.The panel heard Ajroldi "frequently" referred to Fricker as a "good girl" and were also told of one incident where Ajroldi would make Fricker feel "degraded and humiliated" by "puffing out his cheeks" and pretended "to be overweight".In texts between Fricker and Ajroldi, the panel heard that she had responded with a facepalm emoji alongside the female gender symbol on one occasion of Ajroldi calling her a "good girl".For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the.