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Zack Polanski hit by wave of female resignations over allegations of Green Party 'misogyny'

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Zack Polanski’s Greens has been hit by a wave of female resignations over claims of misogyny in the party. A motion has been submitted for the party's autumn conference in Brighton next month and makes claims of “extraordinary instances of misogyny". It claims female councillors and officers have been “sidelined, patronised, intimidated, or treated with hostility by male colleagues". The motion, which was reported in The Times, argues the party has failed to confront “institutionalised misogyny". TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say It adds the alleged behaviour has been “downplayed, denied or treated as less serious than other forms of oppression". The motion has been proposed by Peter Thelwell, a former Green council candidate in York, and has urged members to submit anonymised accounts of their experiences. He has claimed there have been “countless direct accounts” in the last month from women who had left the party or considered doing so “as a result of extraordinary instances of misog

First report: Women 'quit Greens over extraordinary instances of misogyny that have been minimised by party's leadership' — dailymail.co.uk, 3d