by Guardian Staff on (#1PQZN)
The departure of Saatchi & Saatchi’s Kevin Roberts after his complacent and misguided interview leaves gender bias in corporate life unaffectedSo farewell, Kevin Roberts. The Saatchi & Saatchi executive chairman resigned last week after giving an interview to Business Insider that was so riddled with sexism and complacency it is difficult to pick out a particular soundbite.To summarise, Roberts said that there was no problem with sexual discrimination at Saatchi & Saatchi and that some women, and men, were looking just to be happy in life rather than climb up the ranks of a company. He also accused a female campaigner of “making up a lot of stuff to create a profileâ€. Continue reading...