The President of the Law Society has apologised for suggesting at an awards ceremony that he would like to be left alone with his co-presenter, while she was standing next to him.
Mishal Husain, the BBC News and Today presenter, handed out the gongs at this year's Law Society Excellence Awards. She asked Sue Millar, Woman Lawyer of the Year, what the legal profession should do to achieve equality (A: "more feminist men"). Which, said sources, was indicative of the feminist, positive mood at the event, reflecting calls for a reappraisal of workplace cultures in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's exposure.
Until Law Society President Joe Egan made his closing remarks. A source told RollOnFriday that Egan said words to the effect of, "Thank you all for coming. If none of you had come, it wouldn't have been any good. It would have just been me and Mishal on our own. Which, actually..." Sources said he then raised his eyebrows suggestively. Resulting in mass-cringing and heads in hands around the room.
A source fumed that after "they actually had a conversation on stage about sexism in the profession", the "impressive presenter" was "reimagined as a f***ing dolly bird by the President of the Law Society", just "in case any of the women there had got confused thinking that the work we do is more important than the dresses we wear".
Egan told RollOnFriday, “I am sorry if any off the cuff remarks caused offence to Mishal, this was never my intention”.
It has not been a great week for the Law Society, which as reported by RollOnFriday is also dealing with an application for a judicial review and the fall-out from a data breach.
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Mishal Husain, the BBC News and Today presenter, handed out the gongs at this year's Law Society Excellence Awards. She asked Sue Millar, Woman Lawyer of the Year, what the legal profession should do to achieve equality (A: "more feminist men"). Which, said sources, was indicative of the feminist, positive mood at the event, reflecting calls for a reappraisal of workplace cultures in the wake of Harvey Weinstein's exposure.
Until Law Society President Joe Egan made his closing remarks. A source told RollOnFriday that Egan said words to the effect of, "Thank you all for coming. If none of you had come, it wouldn't have been any good. It would have just been me and Mishal on our own. Which, actually..." Sources said he then raised his eyebrows suggestively. Resulting in mass-cringing and heads in hands around the room.
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A source fumed that after "they actually had a conversation on stage about sexism in the profession", the "impressive presenter" was "reimagined as a f***ing dolly bird by the President of the Law Society", just "in case any of the women there had got confused thinking that the work we do is more important than the dresses we wear".
Egan told RollOnFriday, “I am sorry if any off the cuff remarks caused offence to Mishal, this was never my intention”.
It has not been a great week for the Law Society, which as reported by RollOnFriday is also dealing with an application for a judicial review and the fall-out from a data breach.
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This is the problem - these men have absolutely no idea whatsoever or else they are as thick as a plank or else they just get a huge erection from making women feel like this. The sooner we just have female Law Society presidents for say 100 years the better.
MORNING LYDIA !!
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What a clumsy attempt at legitimising this kind of behaviour!
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You mean we can get dinosaurs like you out of our workplaces? Thanks! We've all chipped in for your habit.
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At least it is clear the kind of world that the feminazis want and which we are all being bullied into. There is a minority who want to live in that world but do you?
The puritans were convicted of their beliefs, serious, moral and determined to live lives of piety and decorum. Which is fine. But most of us like Humour, unexpected naughtiness and the occasional thorough going wrong but nice romping rapacious rapscallion lascivious love affair. Let’s not let them stop us.
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That’s terribly generous of you. Please do pass on my thanks to your fellow nuns!
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SEXIST CRETIN BINGO! I just got the bonus prize for "feminazis".
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If you want to do some good in the world, feminazis, and strive towards equal rights for all then feminism is NOT the right place to start. Get your heads out of your own asses, feminazis, and go and help the people who are really in need.