Business leaders call for 'sexist' term 'chairman' to be scrapped

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Business leaders call for 'sexist' term 'chairman' to be scrapped in favour of gender neutral term

British Chambers of Commerce leads business coalition calling for change.

Organisations want Companies House to remove the current default reference to a company's chairman and replaced with gender neutral alternatives. Chairman, fireman and policeman come under fire for alleged gender inequality. MPs have pushed back at the idea, saying the 'priorities here are all mixed up'

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I thought they were just called 'chair' now anyway. I'm sick of all this political correctness today.

With does it matter? This world is far too sensitive these days. Next thing we know they'll be changing how we're registered at birth! Oh no, have I just given them an idea?

Why do people feel threatened by a simple word?

Always thought chair was a piece of furniture!

Really ? There is a war going on

Russia has been busy building warheads during lockdown whilst we’ve been arguing over pronouns.

Really? We’ve been using Chairperson in the US for ages.

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