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15 May 2018

3317 GB adults surveyed

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A male university academic jokingly asked someone to press the button for ‘ladies lingerie’ in a lift at a conference. A female professor, in the lift at the time, has asked for an apology. He has refused. Do you think he should or should not be made to apologise?

Conducted 15 May 2018

YouGov surveyed 3317 GB adults

16%
64%
20%
A male university academic jokingly asked someone to press the button for ‘ladies lingerie’ in a lift at a conference. A female professor, in the lift at the time, has asked for an apology. He has refused. Do you think he should or should not be made to apologise?

Conducted 15 May 2018

YouGov surveyed 3317 GB adults

By:
16%
64%
20%

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