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Calling a man 'bald' amounts to sexual harassment

Calling a man 'bald' amounts to sexual harassment

Calling a man "bald" as an insult amounts to sexual harassment.

That's according to landmark judgement in the UK, after an electrician brought a case against his employers.

The Telegraph reports a panel of "balding" judges on an employment tribunal found that because men are more likely to lose their hair than women, using that term to describe someone is a form of discrimination.

After the hearing, the electrician was quoted as saying he hoped his win would help "stop other men being insulted and verbally attacked because they are bald".

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