Laverne Slams Sexist Radio

'It needs more of us. Get Chris Moyles a womb. And if we can't have more women then we need more sex changes, an obligatory sex swap. Transgender FM?'

XFM DJ Lauren Laverne has criticised attitudes in the radio industry and called on station bosses to employ more women DJs to address the issue.

Laverne's statement highlights, albeit a bit dramatically, the need for more women in radio and the sexism experienced by those that do make it into the studio. She suggests that the sexism she has faced within the radio industry is a sad reflection of the technology industry as a whole.

Laverne, who first found fame in the '90s as the lead singer of indie band Kenickie, is the only woman to host her own breakfast show in the cut-throat London radio market, succeeding Christian O'Connell in October 2005.

The breakfast host, whose TV credits include CD:UK, Channel 4 music show Transmission and BBC2's The Culture Show, said sexism was worse in radio than it is in television.

"I go to a meeting and they comment on my clothes, saying 'Ooh, you look nice.' I kind of think, would you say that to Johnny Vaughan? In a way it's worse in radio than it is in television,"

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