Like many observers, Professor Thompson uses the example of the imaginary June Cleaver, the mother on "Leave It to Beaver."

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Mr Thompson's comments were made during a NewstalkZB interview on 23 June, during a debate on recent figures that showed New Zealand women were paid about 12% less than men.

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Mrs Thompson was ejected from a council meeting and arrested after refusing to stop filming it in June 2011.

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The legal spat developed after Mrs Thompson was removed from a council meeting and arrested after refusing to stop filming it in June 2011.

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