Sir Tim Hunt comments: just a little bit sexist?
Sir Tim Hunt hasn’t quit because a baying mob demanded it. He’s quit because his university couldn’t stomach the sexism of his remarks about “girls” in the lab.
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Sir Tim Hunt hasn’t quit because a baying mob demanded it. He’s quit because his university couldn’t stomach the sexism of his remarks about “girls” in the lab.
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