Female Workers at City Hall Laud Chick’s Attack on Sexism

One day after Los Angeles City Councilwoman Laura Chick accused some of her male colleagues of perpetuating a sexist environment, female workers at City Hall on Friday praised her for “breaking the code of silence.”

Anne Dunn, assistant executive director of the city’s Commission on the Status of Women, said she expects that having a high-ranking city official such as Chick speak out on sexism will make other female workers more comfortable in discussing the problem.

Chick, who made the remarks Thursday during a luncheon honoring female police officers, said she received 30 to 40 congratulatory calls Friday from constituents and some female city workers.