Female newsreaders showing their bare arms on TV is “demeaning”, Canada’s first woman Prime Minister has claimed. “Bare arms undermine credibility and gravitas,” Kim Campbell wrote on Twitter. The 70-year-old lawyer, who served as Prime Minister briefly in 1993, linked to a blog post citing a recent study suggesting people who wear more clothing are considered smarter, a report said on 15 February.
In the blog, Dr Nick Morgan wrote: “Apparently, we humans are pretty simple creatures. If you show up in front of us with skin exposed, we’re going to think about your body. “If you’re wearing lots of clothing, we’re going to think about your mind.” Ms Campbell said in her tweet: “I am struck by how many women on television news wear sleeveless dresses – often when sitting with suited men.
“I have always felt it was demeaning to the women and this suggests that I am right. Bare arms undermine credibility and gravitas!”