{"id":15441,"date":"2016-11-29T19:54:06","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=15441"},"modified":"2016-11-29T19:54:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T19:54:06","slug":"cardiff-councillor-steps-amid-renewed-sexism-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/29\/cardiff-councillor-steps-amid-renewed-sexism-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff councillor steps down amid renewed sexism claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>This article has been updated: Read it <a href=\"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2016\/11\/30\/second-cardiff-labour-councillor-resigns\/\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ANOTHER female councillor from Cardiff&#8217;s Labour group has stepped down amid\u00a0accusations of sexism.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Llandaff North councillor Sue White is the third female councillor to resign from the group this year following former colleagues Gretta Marshall (Splott), who has since joined Plaid Cymru and Siobhan Corria (also Llandaff North).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms Marshall, who resigned from Labour for the second time in March of this year, later\u00a0said: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere is a culture of bullying and harassment in Labour that just isn\u2019t being addressed.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How many female councillors do they have to lose before they do something about it?<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe only support I was getting was actually from Plaid\u2019s Neil McEvoy and that\u2019s why I\u2019m happy to join such a supportive group of councillors.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To all the female Labour councillors suffering in silence I\u2019d encourage them not to put up with it anymore.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Speaking to Wales Online following her resignation in August, Ms Corria said:\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThere needs to be some serious changes to the attitudes to women in public life.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I don\u2019t want to represent a party that is happy to smear its own members.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nWhile Ms White has so far remained silent about her motives for standing down yesterday, opposition councillors have suggested that the issues highlighted by her former colleagues remain.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Plaid Cymru AM and fairwater councillor Neil Mcevoy said today: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;There is a lot of sexist bullying on the council. It is a big cultural problem.\u201d<\/span><br \/>\nMs White&#8217;s departure follows a council meeting last week in which she was in disagreement with her own party over a Plaid Cymru motion involving a Butetown drug centre.<br \/>\nShe had seconded the motion from Labour councillor Iona Gordon to proceed to next business. But when the vote on the motion took place, the Chamber, including their fellow Labour councillors, voted against it.<br \/>\nNews of Ms White&#8217;s departure was greeted with sadness by other women on the council.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fenella Bowden, Independent party councillor for Heath, said: \u00a0&#8220;It&#8217;s disappointing to see another female councillor leave.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;It is a bitter blow and a shame for equality. Women are really underrepresented in local government.&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\nJayne Cowan, Conservative councillor for Rhiwbina said that the event probably caused &#8220;huge embarrassment&#8221; for Iona Gordon and Sue White and that it was &#8220;highly unusual&#8221; for a councillor to want to skip the discussion of a motion.<br \/>\nShe tweeted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hearing that more Labour Councillors on Cardiff Council are on the verge of resigning.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jayne Cowan (@JayneCowan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayneCowan\/status\/803273802499158016\">November 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Not sure. The last Council Meeting made for interesting viewing though. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z4Kdl9yuSD\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z4Kdl9yuSD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jayne Cowan (@JayneCowan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JayneCowan\/status\/803276361431445505\">November 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Speaking to The Cardiffian today, Ms Corria said: \u201cI have heard the allegations from Neil McEvoy about sexism within the Cardiff Labour group.<br \/>\n\u201cI have to make it clear that I resigned in August 2016, due to the consistent failure of the Welsh Labour General Secretary, Dave Hagendyk to investigate my complaints.\u201d<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ms White&#8217;s resignation has resulted in Cardiff Labour being reduced to 40 seats with a majority of only six. No by-election will take place. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff Labour has been contacted for a comment. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article has been updated: Read it here ANOTHER female councillor from Cardiff&#8217;s Labour group has stepped down amid\u00a0accusations of sexism. Llandaff North councillor Sue White is the third female councillor to resign from the group this year following former colleagues Gretta Marshall (Splott), who has since joined Plaid Cymru and Siobhan Corria (also Llandaff North). 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