Spanish MEPs seethe over Polish counterpart's “women should earn less than men because they're not as intelligent”
Friday, March 3, 2017 @ 7:36 PM
SPANISH Eurocrats have hit out at a Polish MEP who claims women should earn less than men because they are 'weaker, smaller and less intelligent'.
Iratxe García (PSOE, or socialists) and Izaskun Bilbao (PNV, or Basque Nationalist Party) exploded during a European Parliament meeting leading to a full-scale multi-lingual row after Janusz Korwin-Mikke – who is not linked to any political party – made his derogatory comments about female workers.
He said: “Do you know how many women are in the top 100 chess players in the world? I'll tell you: none.
“Of course women should earn less than men because they're weaker, smaller and not as intelligent.”
The debate was on the gender pay gap in the EU, which affects the 28 member States in varying degrees.
“I realise it upsets you and worries you that women today are recognised as equal citizens to you,” retorted Iratxe García (pictured), “but I come here to defend us European women against men like yourself!”
“I had to really try to control myself,” fumed García afterwards.
“Korwin-Mikke is well-known for his far-right statements, and he has not just insulted women, but human intelligence in general.”
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