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Is the term 'Chairman' sexist?

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic to discuss...

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17.14 3 Mar 2022


Is the term 'Chairman' sexist?


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The term “Chairman” is outdated and sexist, and therefore must be 'consigned to the history books' in favour of the gender neutral term “chair”. So demanded a coalition of business in the UK, led by the British Chambers of Commerce, earlier today. But is abandoning the word Chairman really progress?

Kieran was joined on The Hard Shoulder by Terry Prone, Chairman of the Communications Clinic to discuss...

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