Tim Hunt should treat female scientists with the respect that he enjoys | Sophie Scott

The Nobel prizewinner's 'trouble with girls' comments are toxic as well as nonsense - discrimination in science is endemic

Women, eh? Can't work with 'em, can't complain about them without all bloody hell breaking loose on Twitter. What's a scientist to do?

I'm a great fan of the different varieties of outrageous sexism that we get exposed to on a fairly regular basis - I particularly like the "no woman is my equal" kind - and this week we're seeing another variety being taken for a gentle canter around the ring, with Nobel prize-winning scientist Tim Hunt's comments about the problems of having women in the lab.

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