Fury after Polish MEP says women less intelligent , should earn less

Strasbourg March 3 (IANS/AKI) A Polish nationalist member of the European Parliament faced a backlash on Friday after he said women should earn less than men because they are weaker smaller and less intelligent.

Janusz Korwin-Mikke an MEP who leads a marginal rightwing party said during a debate on the pay gap between men and women: Of course women must earn less than men because they are weaker they are smaller they are less intelligent. They must earn less that s all.

To bolster his argument he also pointed out there were no women among the world s top 100 world chess players.

The Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group urged Parliament President Antonio Tajani to sanction Korwin-Mikke for his shameful comments.

Tajani is investigating whether Korwin-Mikke s remarks broke the body s rules ban defamatory racist or xenophobic language or behaviour the parliament said.

Penalties for such behaviour range from a reprimand to a fine and temporary suspension.

Women must earn less than men ? In 2017. In the European Parliament. Unbelievable... @IratxeGarper sets this misogynist straight tweeted outraged female Socialist MEP Iratxe Garcia-Perez.

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