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World Service,26 Jun 2012,55 mins
WHYS 60: Shanghai metro dress code & science for girls
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A panel of women discuss the Shanghai Metro's plea for women to "cherish themselves". The controversial statement was issued when the subway authority tweeted a picture of a woman wearing a sheer dress and said she was inviting harassment. The panel also discuss the European Commission's "breathtakingly sexist" video Science: It's a Girl Thing! (Image: A crop of the image of a woman wearing a sheer dress that was tweeted by Shanghai Metro. You can see the full image on our Facebook page by following the link below).
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