Are you telling me that Ortis isn't a scientist! For those that want to see
the current line-up it on BBC1 on Monday 'tea time' slot.
As a scripted 'entertainment' does this get around equal opps? If it doesn't
then any stage or TV / film production could get into trouble as casting
Miss Faversham (for example) and using a women only short list would break
the rules - of course the rules are correctly applied during the pantomime
season.
Cheers
Tim Reynolds
>From: Ed Tuke <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: "psci-com: on the public understanding of science"
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>Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Female TV presenter
>Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:32:25 +0000
>
>I am aware that my original letter with regards to a female scientific TV
>presenter could have been worded in a slightly better manner and therefore
>apologise for any offence caused.
>
>At the end of the day, however, it does come down to the fact that we are
>looking for a female science presenter (who will in any case be the brains
>of the show and whose role is to show the boys up) to counter our male
>presenter who, despite being a university educated actor, is not
>fundamentally grounded in science.
>
>I hope you'll agree this is a satisfactory reason for actively looking for
>a female presenter.
>
>Ed
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