Misogyny has reached ‘epidemic scale’ among young people, education chiefs warn

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Misogynistic attitudes have reached an 'epidemic scale' among young people, education chiefs have warned.

It comes after a poll found that more than half of teachers would say misogyny in schools has become worse in recent years, a poll has found.

There was 54 per cent of teachers questioned by YouGov that said misogyny, including towards female staff and students, has worsened, with 78 per cent agreeing they see it as a big problem in UK schools.

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Of the 1,016 teachers questioned, nearly one in four (24 per cent) said they were aware of misogynistic comments being made towards female staff on at least a weekly basis – increasing to 39 per cent of secondary school teachers.

Nearly two in five (37 per cent) of s