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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
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Cian O'Broin

Calling female teachers 'miss' labelled sexist but people are divided

People are divided on whether calling a female teacher 'miss' is sexist, with one school dropping the word due to what they described as "cultural misogyny."

A number of teachers and former students have weighed in on the debate, which kickstarted from a Twitter post that asked 'Is it not sort of obvious that there is a weighty difference between “sir” and “miss”?'

The post, from Ava-Santina, accompanies an article by The Times in the UK which revealed that one "leading school" perceives the term 'miss' as cultural misogyny and despite its "long-established practice", is set to be dropping it.

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