Former MEP berates `culture of sexism` in European parliament
(The Guardian Netherlands)

Marietje Schaake recalls unwanted advances, inappropriate remarks and being mistaken for an internWhen Marietje Schaake was elected to the European parliament for the Dutch liberal D66 party a decade ago, she knew what she wanted to do - protect people´s rights online and promote transatlantic relations.Schaake had not bargained for comments on her clothes and weight, or unwanted advances from male colleagues. As she left parliament after 10 years as an MEP this month, she wondered if her younger self would have been `courageous enough` to run for office had she understood `what I was getting myself into`. Continue reading...