Following discussions that misogyny may become a 6th strand of hate crime, Cheltenham Borough council have announced their support to combat the issue. Currently offenders targeting race, disability and sexuality can be classed as aggravated offences, resulting in longer sentences, but hatred towards gender is not included. Speaking to the Women and Equalities Committee, Mark […]
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Top business woman responds to Chelt Lit Festival controversy
An award-winning businesswoman has responded to a celebrity cook who suggested ‘women give up more easily than men in the workplace’. Kerry Willcock, who runs Cheltenham business Tonic, said that perseverance is down to an individual’s personality and ‘gender should not be a factor.’ This comes days after celebrity cook Annabel Karmel told a shocked […]