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| So, Boris, why do women go to university? | So, Boris, why do women go to university? |
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| The latest Twitterstorm to engulf gaffe-prone Boris Johnson centres on the London mayor's suggestion that women in Malaysia might be attending university to get a husband. | The latest Twitterstorm to engulf gaffe-prone Boris Johnson centres on the London mayor's suggestion that women in Malaysia might be attending university to get a husband. |
| The women of Twitter were never likely to let this pass. Everyday Sexism asked its followers to tweet them with their reasons for attending University. Surprisingly few involved finding a spouse: | The women of Twitter were never likely to let this pass. Everyday Sexism asked its followers to tweet them with their reasons for attending University. Surprisingly few involved finding a spouse: |
| @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism I went to uni to do my PhD but I am gay, should I have stuck with an apprenticeship? Advise me, please! | @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism I went to uni to do my PhD but I am gay, should I have stuck with an apprenticeship? Advise me, please! |
| .@miss_baah @EverydaySexism @MayorofLondon New rules: you can have as many husbands as you have degrees. Get collecting! | .@miss_baah @EverydaySexism @MayorofLondon New rules: you can have as many husbands as you have degrees. Get collecting! |
| According to @MayorofLondon , I failed in my endeavours at uni, as I left with first class & postgrad degrees but no husband. #sexistmayor | According to @MayorofLondon , I failed in my endeavours at uni, as I left with first class & postgrad degrees but no husband. #sexistmayor |
| @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism no husband after 2 degrees. Did I study too hard? Please let me know, would hate to waste MORE tuition fees | @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism no husband after 2 degrees. Did I study too hard? Please let me know, would hate to waste MORE tuition fees |
| @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism I went & studied law at Uni when I already had a husband!Does that make you wrong or me a potential bigamist? | @MayorofLondon @EverydaySexism I went & studied law at Uni when I already had a husband!Does that make you wrong or me a potential bigamist? |
| @EverydaySexism @MayorofLondon my husband went to university and found a wife. Lucky him. | @EverydaySexism @MayorofLondon my husband went to university and found a wife. Lucky him. |
| Tell us what your comeback to Boris would be. | Tell us what your comeback to Boris would be. |
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