A hearing was told they observed that the father-of-two was “nothing like” the young woman he would be replacing and so a much younger female candidate was selected instead, even though she did less well in her interview.
And when Mr McClements was informed he had not been successful, he was told it was because his would-be boss felt she would be uncomfortable giving instructions to someone old enough to have an 11-year-old daughter.
The tribunal panel, headed by Judge Tony Hyams Parish, has ruled that Mr McClements was the victim of both age and sex discrimination.
The hearing was told Mr McClements, who attended business school at Cambridge University, was interviewed for the £40,000-a-year job as project manager at the NHS trust in July 2018.
National Rubber Ducky Day 2021: 12 Facts You May Not Know About This Bath Toy
KEY POINTS
The bathtub toy gained massive popularity in the 70s due to Sesame Street
Rubber ducks helped scientists learn more about ocean currents and waves
Every Jan. 13, National Rubber Ducky Day is celebrated to pay tribute to the rubber duck toy that is likely found in nearly every household in the country.
In honor of National Rubber Ducky Day, here are 12 facts that you may not know about this popular bath toy.
1. A long, long history
Rubber duckies can trace their origins back to the late 1800s. At the time, the first rubber ducks didn t even float they were cast solid and were used as chew toys for children. It wasn t until the 1940s when rubber ducks developed into the floating, yellow figure everyone knows today.
Women Sneaker Fans Need an Equal Seat at the Table
Women Don’t Need Their Own Product, They Need an Equal Seat at the Table
Courtesy of Titi Finlay
At the end of 2020, Titi Finlay, social media manager at Laced and Nike Air Max 90 guest-designer, posted a tile on Instagram to her 7,700 followers with a simple message: “We don’t want women’s exclusives. We want inclusive sizing.” In just over 24 hours, the post had been shared over 2,000 times.
Women have fought long and hard to be treated equally in the sneaker industry but being a female sneaker fan continues to be a bittersweet experience. Lack of inclusive sizing is still too common and women’s-exclusive models, like the recent Dunk Disrupt, often miss the mark and are chunky, slimmed down, or fashion-ized versions of a great sneaker that women really just wanted in their own size.