VIEWPOINT
Jenni Murray
Binge-watching Rivals, our columnist is transported back to a time of sexism and stilettos – and a rather steamy encounter
Did I really want to go back to the 1980s and watch eight episodes of Rivals on Disney+? I’d found the books by Dame Jilly Cooper easy, hilarious reads, but I could guess what would be coming.
They were a perfect reflection of the time, long before #MeToo, when we women were trying to exercise and enjoy our newfound sexual freedom but also grappling with men who seemed to think that we were up for it, anytime and anywhere.
How many times had I been groped in the office and found the only way to deal with it was a firm, ‘No! get off!’ and a threat to report their behaviour to their wives next time I met them in the bar? Generally, this technique worked.