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cbabe

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Wed Jun 11, 2025, 11:46 AM Wednesday

Entrepreneur 'humiliated' after London Tech Week turns her and baby away

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/11/entrepreneur-humiliated-london-tech-week-turns-baby-away

Entrepreneur ‘humiliated’ after London Tech Week turns her and baby away

Davina Schonle prevented from entering event with eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings for tech startup

Ben Quinn
Wed 11 Jun 2025 04.48 EDT

An entrepreneur has told how she was left feeling “humiliated” after being turned away from London Tech Week, an annual corporate event, because she was with her baby daughter.

Davina Schonle was prevented from entering the event on Monday after travelling for three hours with her eight-month-old and had to cancel meetings with potential suppliers to her tech startup.

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Entrepreneur 'humiliated' after London Tech Week turns her and baby away (Original Post) cbabe Wednesday OP
OFFS! justaprogressive Wednesday #1
The 13th. niyad 16 hrs ago #2
"oh, we are just not set up for.. . .gasp. . .children. We cannot risk it." JFC niyad 16 hrs ago #3

niyad

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3. "oh, we are just not set up for.. . .gasp. . .children. We cannot risk it." JFC
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 09:56 AM
16 hrs ago

tin-eared, tone-deaf sexist assholes.

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