Scientist Tim Hunt resigns after sexism backlash, A Nobel laureate who said that researchers ought to work in sexual orientation isolated labs and that the issue with "young ladies" is that they cause men to fall head over heels in love for them has surrendered from his position at University College London (UCL).
Tim Hunt, an English natural chemist who conceded that he had a notoriety for being a "jerk", had made the remarks at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, South Korea, where he said: "Let me let you know about my issue with young ladies … three things happen when they are in the lab … You fall head over heels in love for them, they experience passionate feelings for you and when you scrutinize them, they cry."
In an announcement distributed on its site UCL said that it could affirm that Hunt had surrendered on Wednesday from his position as privileged teacher with the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, "taking after remarks he made about ladies in science at the World Conference of Science Journalists on 9 June".
It included: "UCL was the first college in England to concede ladies understudies on equivalent terms to men, and the college accepts that this result is perfect with our dedication to sex fairness."
Chase, a 72-year-old who won the 2001 Nobel prize in physiology or prescription, had additionally said that he was agreeable to single-sex labs, adding that he would not like to "hinder ladies".
Talking on BBC Radio 4's Today program on Wednesday, Hunt apologized for any offense, saying he implied the comments to be silly – yet included he "did mean the part about experiencing difficulty with young ladies".
His remarks, which were made the tending to a tradition of senior female researchers and science writers, were tweeted by Connie St Louis, who coordinates the science news coverage program at City University, London, and was going to the meeting.
She remarked: "Truly, does this Nobel laureate think we are still in Victorian t
Tim Hunt, an English natural chemist who conceded that he had a notoriety for being a "jerk", had made the remarks at the World Conference of Science Journalists in Seoul, South Korea, where he said: "Let me let you know about my issue with young ladies … three things happen when they are in the lab … You fall head over heels in love for them, they experience passionate feelings for you and when you scrutinize them, they cry."
In an announcement distributed on its site UCL said that it could affirm that Hunt had surrendered on Wednesday from his position as privileged teacher with the UCL Faculty of Life Sciences, "taking after remarks he made about ladies in science at the World Conference of Science Journalists on 9 June".
It included: "UCL was the first college in England to concede ladies understudies on equivalent terms to men, and the college accepts that this result is perfect with our dedication to sex fairness."
Chase, a 72-year-old who won the 2001 Nobel prize in physiology or prescription, had additionally said that he was agreeable to single-sex labs, adding that he would not like to "hinder ladies".
Talking on BBC Radio 4's Today program on Wednesday, Hunt apologized for any offense, saying he implied the comments to be silly – yet included he "did mean the part about experiencing difficulty with young ladies".
His remarks, which were made the tending to a tradition of senior female researchers and science writers, were tweeted by Connie St Louis, who coordinates the science news coverage program at City University, London, and was going to the meeting.
She remarked: "Truly, does this Nobel laureate think we are still in Victorian t
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