F1 Is Considering Ending Its Use Of Grid Girls
jalopnik.com | 2017-Dec-17
...Formula One’s new bosses could get rid of “grid girls”—an outdated concept in which women line a male-dominated racing grid, for few other reasons than being something to look at. It should go without saying, but having grid girls encourages objectification and gender stereotypes.
The FIA, F1’s governing body, took about 10 steps back last week by appointing Carmen Jorda, someone who thinks there should be a female-only version of F1 because women will “never be the same as men" ...more...