Croydon restaurant advertises for female dishwasher 'because women are obviously better at cleaning than men'

Mazi in London Road, Croydon, advertised for a "female only" cleaner
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Chris Baynes26 October 2017

A London restaurant boss advertised for a female dishwasher because he said "women are obviously better at cleaning than men".

Croydon takeaway Mazi was accused of sexism after a notice appealing for female-only part-time staff was posted in its window and on a recruitment website.

"The reason was we needed to hire a dishwasher and women are obviously better at cleaning than men - that’s what I think anyway," said owner and manager Rivdan Das.

"I know from my mum that women are better at cleaning and I know that my girlfriend has to pick up around the house," he told the Croydon Advertiser.

The advert was posted in the window of the restaurant and online

Mr Das said his Turkish restaurant had both male and female waiting staff. But he believes cleaning roles should be filled by women, although he employs one male cleaner who "will help the women pull the fridges around".

"That’s just how I feel," he said. "I’m messy myself and a lot of the males I know are messy themselves and their wives, girlfriends, mum or auntie will keep them neat.

"It’s not discrimination - we have 14 people who work here and it’s pretty much equal numbers. There’s a few more men than women."

But the restaurant was branded "sexist" and mocked by Facebook users after the advert was shared on social media.

Monica Maclean wrote: "Would have thought it’s illegal to stipulate the sex of staff, unless it’s necessary to the job."

Kirsty Judge said: "If you know from your mum that women are better than men at cleaning, personally, I see this as a poor reflection on your mother and on yourself. Mums, stop wiping your boys' backsides until they leave home and start to teach them the fundamentals of life instead."

It is against the law to treat job applicants unfavourably because of their gender.

Government guidelines state: "You must not state or imply in a job advert that you’ll discriminate against anyone."

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