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16/04/2014
UK Women Endure Worst Sexism
Sexism in the UK is more "in your face" and more prevalent than in any other country, with women suffering a "boys' club" culture and wolf-whistling, according to UN official Rashida Manjoo.
Mrs Manjoo, the special rapporteur on violence against women also said that the spending cuts were having a "disproportionate impact" on women and she said, after her 16-day visit to the UK: "I haven't seen that so pervasively in other countries. I'm sure it exists, but it wasn't so much and so pervasive."
The UN official, who was visiting the country in order to study its approach to violence against women also talked about the easy access of pornography and about the children that could be influence by the social media.
She also told: "If I was walking down the street and there were whistles, which wouldn't happen at this stage in my life, that's sexist culture."
Mrs Manjoo said she was stopped when she wanted to visit Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire, where there have been claims of abuse against women, believing the issue came from the Home Office.
(CVS)
Mrs Manjoo, the special rapporteur on violence against women also said that the spending cuts were having a "disproportionate impact" on women and she said, after her 16-day visit to the UK: "I haven't seen that so pervasively in other countries. I'm sure it exists, but it wasn't so much and so pervasive."
The UN official, who was visiting the country in order to study its approach to violence against women also talked about the easy access of pornography and about the children that could be influence by the social media.
She also told: "If I was walking down the street and there were whistles, which wouldn't happen at this stage in my life, that's sexist culture."
Mrs Manjoo said she was stopped when she wanted to visit Yarl's Wood immigration centre in Bedfordshire, where there have been claims of abuse against women, believing the issue came from the Home Office.
(CVS)
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