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| #DistractinglySexy: Female scientists take to Twitter to mock Sir Tim Hunt's sexist remarks | #DistractinglySexy: Female scientists take to Twitter to mock Sir Tim Hunt's sexist remarks |
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| Female scientists have spearheaded an ironic Twitter campaign to mock Sir Tim Hunt's sexist comments about the need for single-sex laboratories. | Female scientists have spearheaded an ironic Twitter campaign to mock Sir Tim Hunt's sexist comments about the need for single-sex laboratories. |
| The hashtag #DistractinglySexy is being used by women working in the fields of biology, archaeology, computer coding, chemistry and geology to show exactly what their jobs entail - and to demonstrate just how "distracting" they are while doing it. | |
| The backlash follows remarks made by the eminent Nobel laureate at the World Conference of Science Journalists in South Korea on 9 June, in which he reportedly said: “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. | The backlash follows remarks made by the eminent Nobel laureate at the World Conference of Science Journalists in South Korea on 9 June, in which he reportedly said: “Let me tell you about my trouble with girls. |
| Under the microscope: Nobel Prize-winning researcher Sir Tim Hunt says he was being ironic | Under the microscope: Nobel Prize-winning researcher Sir Tim Hunt says he was being ironic |
| "Three things happen when they are in the lab: you fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticise them they cry.” | "Three things happen when they are in the lab: you fall in love with them, they fall in love with you, and when you criticise them they cry.” |
| Sir Hunt has since resigned as a lecturer at University College London and apologised, telling the BBC it was “a very stupid thing to do in the presence of all those journalists”. | Sir Hunt has since resigned as a lecturer at University College London and apologised, telling the BBC it was “a very stupid thing to do in the presence of all those journalists”. |
| Scores of scientists have now posted photographs of themselves online in lab coats, glasses and in exotic locations - like ditches - to poke fun at the idea that they are "tempting" male colleagues. | Scores of scientists have now posted photographs of themselves online in lab coats, glasses and in exotic locations - like ditches - to poke fun at the idea that they are "tempting" male colleagues. |
| Later that day, I filled this Bronze Age ditch with my womanly archaeology tears #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/r8UTTCCqSg | Later that day, I filled this Bronze Age ditch with my womanly archaeology tears #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/r8UTTCCqSg |
| Danielle Spitzer, who is at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) studying biology, women's studies and gender, posted a photo of herself covered in full, white lab attire, from her head to latex gloves and shoe-coverings. | Danielle Spitzer, who is at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) studying biology, women's studies and gender, posted a photo of herself covered in full, white lab attire, from her head to latex gloves and shoe-coverings. |
| She wrote: "It's just really hard working in a coed lab because I'm too distracting to the male scientists #distractinglysexy". | She wrote: "It's just really hard working in a coed lab because I'm too distracting to the male scientists #distractinglysexy". |
| Lucie de Beauchamp, an engineer working in biotechnology, also tweeted an image of herself at work in a lab coat and latex gloves. | Lucie de Beauchamp, an engineer working in biotechnology, also tweeted an image of herself at work in a lab coat and latex gloves. |
| Still #distractinglysexy after a full day of cell culture. Didn't even cry this time, so proud! #HeyaTimHunt pic.twitter.com/RdAxxLJ1fY | Still #distractinglysexy after a full day of cell culture. Didn't even cry this time, so proud! #HeyaTimHunt pic.twitter.com/RdAxxLJ1fY |
| Alba Hierro shared a shot of herself in front of her computer screen, with the message: "The worst thing is being so #distractinglysexy when I code..." | Alba Hierro shared a shot of herself in front of her computer screen, with the message: "The worst thing is being so #distractinglysexy when I code..." |
| I will not say I haven't cried for my thesis but the worst thing is being so #distractinglysexy when I code... pic.twitter.com/OKRFA3FqE5 | I will not say I haven't cried for my thesis but the worst thing is being so #distractinglysexy when I code... pic.twitter.com/OKRFA3FqE5 |
| Clementine Wallop shared an image of herself at work in a helmet, goggles and dayglo tabard. | Clementine Wallop shared an image of herself at work in a helmet, goggles and dayglo tabard. |
| Me at a #nickel mine, looking #distractinglysexy, no? I think it's the hat, or maybe the Dayglo tabard. pic.twitter.com/gpw5LlSqQz | Me at a #nickel mine, looking #distractinglysexy, no? I think it's the hat, or maybe the Dayglo tabard. pic.twitter.com/gpw5LlSqQz |
| Wildlife biologist and conservationist Sarah Durrant, tweeted an image of herself...holding animal droppings. | Wildlife biologist and conservationist Sarah Durrant, tweeted an image of herself...holding animal droppings. |
| Nothing like a sample tube full of cheetah poop to make you #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/tdBTLRos4p | Nothing like a sample tube full of cheetah poop to make you #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/tdBTLRos4p |
| Some men got in on the act, too - with important changes to the workplace. | Some men got in on the act, too - with important changes to the workplace. |
| Following Sir Tim Hunt's useful advice I've updated the laboratory signage #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/GLswQjgk41 | Following Sir Tim Hunt's useful advice I've updated the laboratory signage #distractinglysexy pic.twitter.com/GLswQjgk41 |
| Others, such as virologist Elisabetta - and even the British Heart Foundation - had a more serious message, asking that women not be hit with criticism for daring to show their feelings. | Others, such as virologist Elisabetta - and even the British Heart Foundation - had a more serious message, asking that women not be hit with criticism for daring to show their feelings. |
| #distractinglysexy I cried when #Ebola patients died or when got better.I have feelings & I deal w them.So should you pic.twitter.com/XYMh7ykT5o | #distractinglysexy I cried when #Ebola patients died or when got better.I have feelings & I deal w them.So should you pic.twitter.com/XYMh7ykT5o |
| Our work on ‘Mending Broken Hearts’ can be #distractinglysexy – but BHF researchers battle on… pic.twitter.com/rsIGQysORT | Our work on ‘Mending Broken Hearts’ can be #distractinglysexy – but BHF researchers battle on… pic.twitter.com/rsIGQysORT |