“All of these places of work that weren’t obtainable to me had been instantly made obtainable [to others], with partitions knocked right down to make them twice as massive,” Ripa continued. “It was fascinating for me to observe — the necessity to make the brand new man snug and revered, however I could not use these places of work. I had to make use of the broom closet.”
Ripa additionally alleged that she handled sexism not solely in regard to her personal personal workplace however her alternative of restrooms as properly. The star mentioned she was compelled to make use of the identical restroom because the studio viewers, even when she was pregnant.
“Now we have a studio viewers — like 250 individuals! — and I’ve to queue up. Notably after I was pregnant, it was terribly exhausting to have to attend in line,” Ripa mentioned on having to attend with viewers members for a loo stall. “I’ve to host the present, and I am nonetheless ready in line to make use of the lavatory.”
“It simply appeared, you recognize, a really needlessly troublesome state of affairs,” the television host added.