Barrister Charlotte Proudman posted a tweet containing a screenshot of a LinkedIn message sent to her by a senior partner at a law firm. It contained comments she found unacceptable and sexist.
How many women @LinkedIn are contacted re physical appearance rather than prof skills? @Jessica_Asato @ObjectUpdate pic.twitter.com/YglDA1JdEX
— Charlotte Proudman (@CRProudman) September 7, 2015
Her story has received widespread coverage and prompted much debate of the acceptability of the message in particular and work-based sexism in general - particularly comments based on appearance.
Proudman told the Guardian:
“In some regards I think I might even have been expecting a backlash, but the women that have come forward have been very encouraging and I think it follows on from campaigns to show up sexism in the legal industry and other industries.
“I think it’s important that we collectively call out this sexism and I think that is what this tweet has done”.
With this in mind, and following the backlash that Proudman herself predicted, we’d like to hear your own experiences of sexism at work and in work-related communication.
Have you ever received these kind of comments? Did you do anything about it, or did you feel they were too minor to bring up? We have a form attached to the bottom of the article, so you can contribute your experiences anonymously.
