Leveson urged to probe sexism in media

A COALITION of women’s groups has called on the Leveson inquiry to widen its investigatory scope and include sexism and the negative portrayal of women in the British media.

End Violence Against Women (EVAW), Equality Now, Object, and rape charity Eaves said the inquiry will “not be doing its job properly” if it does not look at issues surrounding the damaging representation of females in the British press.

Jacqui Hunt, director of Equality Now, told the Guardian: “Leveson is not just charged with looking at phone hacking but for the entire relationship between the press and the public.