TUESDAY 15 MARCH 2022
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Khan says schools should teach boys about
misogyny
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THEN YOUR MATES. London mayor launches campaign at Crystal Palace's Selhurst Park yesterday (PA)
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Boys in primary school should be taught about misogyny so that they can learn the importance of respecting women and girls, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor of London
believes his new campaign could influence boys and men to call out sexism when they see and hear it among their peers. He also reiterated his call for misogyny to be made a hate crime.
Mr Khan told Good Morning Britain that it's "important" that education about misogyny "starts at a young age" so that boys can learn that "sometimes inappropriate attitudes lead to inappropriate behaviour" A number of football clubs in London are also supporting the campaign by displaying its posters in their stadiums, to encourage men to take a stand against sexism. The posters are displayed in the men's toilets of some clubs, such as Crystal Palace, who drew 0-0 with Manchester City yesterday evening. City Hall's campaign video was also set to be premiered at the match during half time. A scene in it shows an erratic man harassing a woman outside a shop at night while all but one
of his friends laugh as she becomes visibly upset. Mr Khan told the the hosts that, some years ago, it was legal to "upskirt" - take a photo up someone's skirt - an act that is now a crime but is "still a common experience".