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The social web has been abuzz with indignant people responding to two sexist statements made by people in power, against the perceived role of women in our societies. Tim Hunt, the celebrated Nobel prize winner, in a speech he gave in Seoul, suggested that female scientists in the lab are a distraction because they either fall in love or they break into tears when their work is criticised. The other statement is closer home, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a back-handed compliment to the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, appreciated her strong stance against terrorism “despite being a woman”. Both of these ‘casual’ comments sparked a range of responses on the Internet.
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