Female scientists have taken to Twitter to mock Tim Hunt’s suggestion that science would benefit from “single-sex labs” by posting pictures of themselves at work using the #distractinglysexy hashtag.
Speaking at a conference, Hunt said the trouble with “girls” is that they cause men to fall in love with them and cry when criticised.
He has since resigned and apologised for his comments, saying he meant the remarks to be humorous – but added he “did mean the part about having trouble with girls”.
Female scientsts have taken to Twitter to show just how “distracting” they are.
Here are some of the best Tweets:
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