Who would be a female television presenter in this day and age? That may sound like a ridiculous question in our supposedly equal society, but the double standards that exist for the sexes have never been more obvious. I realise that, as a middle-aged man, I seem an unlikely person to pick up the feminist cause, but recent events have led me to believe that British TV is still in the dark ages – and it’s time that things changed.
Holly Willoughby, a well-known TV presenter in the UK, has announced that she is leaving her role on the popular daytime program This Morning . This comes after a man was charged in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her.