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Tell Massey University that Chancellor Chris Kelly must be held responsible for his sexist comments

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Anonymous
9 years ago

as a vet student this is upsetting

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Jill Porter
9 years ago

These sexist comments are completely unacceptable, for both sexes in today's world.

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Helen Baynes
9 years ago

So disgraceful. It is sickening that your high-achieving, best-of-the-best female students are regarded in this way by their chancellor as they slog their guts out through five years and pay enormous fees for the privilege. Men with these opinions either need to do some education on the topic and truly come to understand it, and advocate for change (through programmes that promote equality in the home so that women aren't put in the position of shouldering way more than their share of family life) or he should step down if he can't grasp that he's assessing this by-product of sexism through a sexist lens. Subconscious bias will already be contributing to negative outcomes for women as it does in all organisations. Having overt bias like this at the top is unacceptable.

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Anne Gelling
9 years ago

I completely agree with the summary of this petition. This article is offensive in so many ways. I am grateful for this collective voice to have arisen.

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Freja Hudspith
9 years ago

He has done nothing better than demonstrate he has an archaic, backwards, sexist way of thinking. Thank you for making so blatantly apparent the sexism in the industry Chris Kelly

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Kaitlyn Allen
9 years ago Featured

I have already sacrificed so much for this degree and I have two years yet to go. It is hurtful and appalling to me that the head of the university has such a bleak view of myself and my classmates, when we are giving our all to this profession.

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Sharlette Garriock
9 years ago

Disgusted!!!!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

Very disappointed in Chris Kelly's sexist remarks. Totally belittles the female gender and how hard we work to be where we are today. He needs to be held accountable for making such narrow minded and utterly disgraceful comments.

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Alice Henry
9 years ago

Appalling behavior from someone who is supposed to represent 'higher thought'.

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Anna Knipple
9 years ago

It's disgraceful that our CHANCELLOR has such disgusting and backward views! I am thoroughly disappointed in Massey for this.