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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Fishnets and Tinder: Women MPs reveal toxic sexism in Westminster

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Seven in ten women MPs have witnessed sexist conduct in parliament in the past five years, according to research that highlights an “exclusionary” and “toxic” culture in Westminster.

Gender equality charity The Fawcett Society spoke to MPs about their experiences of misogyny in parliament and found that while only about half of male MPs said they had witnessed sexism, the figure for female politicians was 69 per cent.

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