At Cambridge, Economist Attends Faculty Meeting Naked, Defends Prostitution.

A Cambridge University economist who once attended a faculty meeting naked with the words ‘Brexit leaves Britain naked’ written across her breasts has said banning prostitution was well-meaning sexism.

The economist, Dr. Victoria Bateman, has said that women have as much right as men to make money from their bodies, pointing out that men have been praised for choosing violent careers.

She said women have as much right as men to make money from their bodies, pointing out that men have been praised for careers as boxers and soldiers, where they are exposed to injury and violence.

She warned that economists should be consistent in the way they treat male-dominated industries and female-dominated ones.

She said: ‘The inconsistent treatment of a largely female profession compared with a largely male profession is nothing other than sexism under the cover of “well-meaning” paternalism.

‘Those engaging in consensual sex work need to be helped to benefit from the markets that work with them rather than against them.

‘The neglect of the sex trade is an eloquent symbol of fact that women are under-represented among economists.’

In July last year, Bateman attended a faculty meeting naked in protest at the EU referendum result.

She had written ‘Brexit leaves Britain naked’ on her breasts and stomach when she joined around 30 directors of studies at the economics faculty meeting on Wednesday to discuss teaching material and courses.

Sources said the two-hour meeting, which was chaired by Nigel Knight, director of studies at Churchill College, went ahead as normal without anyone mentioning her nudity.

She previously posed naked for a portrait by artist, Anthony Connolly.