Pin-up Girls (Or Boys) at Work
| Author | Rob R. Jerrard |
| Published date | 01 April 1996 |
| Date | 01 April 1996 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/0032258X9606900214 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
ROB R. JERRARD, LLB, LLM
PIN-UP GIRLS (OR BOYS) AT
WORK
EXAMINE
YOUR ATTITUDE ... IS YOUR OFFICE DECORATED
WITH PIN-UPS?
Are there any pin-up pictures in the office? Since I do not wish to be
accused
of
sexual discrimination, I am addressing both sexes. As an ex-
navy man I found it normal to see displayed in some police locker rooms
and offices unclad women, many of whom, to determine from their
positions, were more athletic than I. Have viewpoints changed since I
retired in 1990? Do these young ladies still adorn the walls? Are there pin-
ups in the female changing rooms? Does an international "Gladiator"
adorn your room?
Armed Forces' attitudes may have changed. According to Alice
Thomson, "cheering the boys who are winning the wars, that's what pin-
up girls are for." Are the police winning the war against crime, if not, could
it be due toa lack ofpin-ups? Alice Thomson explains that, "attitudes had
changed by the Falklands war. Knave magazine sent a special topless
edition out to the Falklands, but what the soldiers really craved were
pictures
of
the Princess of Wales and Selina Scott." Sorry Di, not in my
nick - but Selina Scott, maybe.
Chris Horrick, the editorof Soldier(a Forces publication), believes the
trend for pin-ups is dying out: "With bettertelecommunications and more
women in the Forces, soldiers have less need
of
pin-ups to boost their
imagination." EvonePaul, ofEvonePaul Management (a glamour agency
that has been providing page-three models as pin-ups for the armed
services for 10 years) disagrees: "Battalions are always writing to adopt
a girl.
It's
a great relationship because it cheers up the men and the girls
think they are doing something to help." The Royal Marines are keeping
their Miss Globe and Laurel, named after their badge: "It gives a great lift
to the boys and the Wrens
don't
seem to mind", says Sergeant Dieter
Loraine, the assistant public relations officer.
It would seem that attitudes have not changed in Cleveland Guest
Engineering. The company employ 20 women. In Stewart v. Cleveland
Guest(Engineering) Ltd EmploymentAppeal Tribunal (1994) The Times,
July 6, Miss Stewart was employed in the inspection department
of
a
factory which manufactured aeroplane parts and had to work in areas
where male employees displayed pictures which she genuinely and
reasonably found offensive. The firm distributed its own sexy calendars
to clients. Miss Stewartcomplained to her employers who took no notice.
She resigned, claiming that she had been subject to sexual discrimination.
The matter came before the Industrial Appeals Tribunal.
April/996
The Police Journal
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