Free speech, not so much: CEO fired for saying women take more days off than men

A business leader has been fired after stating a simple  truth: women, on  average,  have  to take more  time off work than men. Alasdair Thompson,  CEO of the New Zealand Employers and Manufacturers Association was dumped by the Association's board after he made the claim in a radio interview, after being asked why women's average pay in the country was 12% lower  than men's.  There's more here.