Oztix co-founder apologises for saying ‘pent up’ men ‘don’t need distraction’ of women’s clothing choices at work

Brian Smash' Chladil made the coments while speaking at the Australian Women in Music Awards conference on Tuesday

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The co-founder of Oztix has apologised for saying women's clothing at work can be a distraction" to pent-up" male colleagues who are away from their wives, while speaking at a conference for women in the music industry.

Brian Smash" Chladil made the comments as part of the all-male Brothers for the Sisterhood" panel at the Australian Women in Music Awards (AWMA) conference in Brisbane held on Tuesday of this week.

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