 Is there a 鈥榞rass ceiling鈥� in gardening preventing women getting the top jobs?
When Carol Klein didn鈥檛 get the job of lead presenter on Gardener鈥檚 World recently, she was quoted as saying there was a 鈥榞rass ceiling鈥� in gardening and the programme鈥檚 message board was filled with viewers wondering why the job has never been given to a woman. Certainly there has never been a woman entrusted with the job, while the likes of Monty Don, Alan Titchmarsh, Geoff Hamilton and now Toby Buckland all taking their turn听as the nation鈥檚 head gardener. So if there is a bias against women with secateurs, how far does it spread and what difference does it make to those of us who enjoy a good potter in our own back yard.
Sheila McClennon is joined by Anne Beswick,Garden Designer and听Eric Robson, presenter of Gardeners鈥� Question Time for the听last 15 years. |
