Dame Shirley Bassey has seemingly said women having “periods and hormones” means they should not do “men’s jobs”.
The 78-year-old reportedly told Sebastian Shakespeare at the Daily Mail it was “dangerous to mess with science” and that jobs in the fire service, police force or army should only be held by men.
She added: “If I was flying with a female pilot… I’d be very worried. Women have periods and hormones, and that bothers me about women who want men’s jobs.”
Women are also going "a step too far" in "trying to be cleverer than men - or as clever", she said.
According to Dame Shirley, this gender inequality is intrinsic in human nature: “The gene goes so deep, it goes right back to the caveman days: man must have control. Women should not change it, because we’ve tried and we’ve emasculated men.”
Dame Shirley also said it’s important women stay feminine and men remain masculine, adding that men being “house-husbands” is wrong.
The singer, who originally hails from Cardiff has had a successful career for sixty years. She now splits her time between Monaco and London.
The Independent has contacted Dame Shirley’s spokesperson for comment.
