Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The broadcaster, whose career spans more than 50 years, also described sexism she experienced while working for […] Baroness Joan Bakewell has said she was sexually assaulted early in her career by a junior government minister. ‘And they went to the head of department and it eventually went up to, I think as far as the controller, and the person was reprimanded and then he was promoted.’, Although there were ‘numbers of predators’ within the BBC, Baroness Bakewell said no one knew about Jimmy Savile at the time, but added: ‘We all thought he was extremely weird.’. Fiona Bruce calls BBC gender pay gap 'unacceptable' as she... Six universities ban sex between lecturers and students, as... Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. ‘I said “I’d like you to go away and consider whether you want me to be a Labour peer and I have to consider whether I want to be”, so we agreed to speak again at which point Ed said “yes I would like you to” and I said “I will accept”.’. Baroness Bakewell was asked whether she reported the minister to police, but she said that there would have been no point. Baroness Joan Bakewell has revealed that she was sexually harassed early in her career by a junior minister. Baroness Joan Bakewell, 87, has revealed to Times Radio that a junior minister, who has since died, had to be 'fended off' after he made a grab for her early in her career.

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This article is part of our latest Learning special report, which focuses on ways that remote learning will shape the future. Baroness Joan Bakewell: ‘I was assaulted by a government minister’ The Labour Party peer describes being the ‘victim of unwanted attention’ in the 1950s and 1960s Baroness Bakewell has spoken previously of her support for the Me Too movement, which campaigns against sexual violence, hailing its values and female solidarity.

The Labour peer told Times Radio how she was the ‘victim of unwelcome attention’ during the 1950s and 1960s.

She added: ‘They would’ve said, well, that’s just to do with your private life, you’re alright, he’s not done anything that breaks the law.’. She accepted a peerage from Ed Miliband in 2011, despite voting for the Green Party in the previous election due to her opposition over the Iraq War. Doubts over Number 10's £100billion 'Operation Moonshot' plan as mass-testing scheme of all 250,000 people in Salford is scaled back just to at-risk residents

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The comments below have been moderated in advance. Baroness Bakewell became known as the presenter of the factual BBC programme Late Night Line-Up and went on to present ethics documentary series, Heart Of The Matter, for 12 years. EXCLUSIVE: 'She went blind for a few days': Katie Piper undergoes surgery on her healthy eye due to complications from 2008 acid attack -... 'Project Power Grab!' ‘He would invite them home and behave badly and they began to tell each other. 'I said "I'd like you to go away and consider whether you want me to be a Labour peer and I have to consider whether I want to be", so we agreed to speak again at which point Ed said "yes I would like you to" and I said "I will accept".'. “I was the victim of unwelcome attention all the time but so were all women,” she said. The journalist told of an attempt by a group of women at the BBC to file a complaint against a man who was later promoted “pretty near the top”. The broadcaster, whose career spans more than 50 years, also described the sexism she experienced while working for the BBC. 'I marched against the Iraq war with about a million other people,' she said. A person is feared dead and several others are... How a talented footballer, 39, made a chilling post describing how he survived the Bali Bombings just hours before his mystery death in Italy... Marcus Rashford to wear specially-designed Nike boots during England's clash with Belgium after being awarded an MBE... with messages from children who have been... You have entered an incorrect email address! Despite Covid, riots and racial strife a record 56% of Americans say they are better off now than they were in 2016.

From preschool to college,... PARIS (AP) — A Congolese activist was fined 2,000 euros ($2,320) Wednesday for trying to take a 19th-century African funeral pole from a Paris... LOS ANGELES (AP) — An op-ed by Megan Thee Stallion on the need to protect Black women was published Tuesday as rapper Tory Lanez... Cardi B addresses THAT topless pic she accidentally posted amid birthday festivities: 'I used to f***ing be a stripper so whatever' The broadcaster, whose career spans more than 50 years, also described sexism she experienced while working for the BBC. 'Get the West Wing ready': Moment ecstatic Kanye thinks he's ahead of Trump AND Biden in Kentucky... only to realize it's a test poll! Baroness Bakewell has sat in the Lords under the title of Labour Life peer since her appointment on January 25, 2011.

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