Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women Debate

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Department: Department for International Development

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women

Baroness Hussein-Ece Excerpts
Thursday 16th January 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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As I said, we have so many women to choose from, not least from your Lordships’ House. I am sure that the woman chosen will be the best woman for the job.

Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait Baroness Hussein-Ece (LD)
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My Lords, the United Nations recommended that the UK should take steps to promote positive diversity and gender diversity in public campaigns and particularly in the media. What steps might the Government be taking to address the overt racism and misogyny present in our increasingly toxic tabloid media and online, as we have seen in recent weeks towards a woman of colour who had the temerity to marry into the Royal Family?

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Oh!

Baroness Hussein-Ece Portrait Baroness Hussein-Ece
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Go online and see the comments referring to “monkeys” and overt racism. It is shameful and embarrassing for our country that we have a media that is allowed to get away with such racism in this way. What are the Government doing to address this?