Annie Lennox: 'Women Work Harder Than Men'....

Eurythmics star Annie Lennox has declared women are harder working than men - insisting their "behind-the-scenes" efforts make society function.The Scottish singer's comments came at the launch of Bryan Adams' Brilliant Women photography exhibition at the U.K.'s National Portrait Gallery on Tuesday (11Mar08), where her picture was among the rocker's collection of inspirational females.And the 53-year-old maintains it is such heroic women who deserve immense praise.She says, "Women still have to work harder than men. When you go to hospitals and care homes it is women doing the hard work, the drudgery."Women do the housework - they work behind the scenes and have to do it all and also compete with men".Meanwhile in seperate news Eurythmics singer Annie Lennox has come up with the ideal method of reducing Britain's yob culture - she wants to take young offenders to Aids charity projects in South Africa.The 53-year-old is recommending the U.K's young criminals visit disadvantaged counties in a bid to discourage them from a life of crime.She says, "It is heartbreaking when you see these children fending for themselves.

"If youth offenders came out I think they couldn't help but be affected by it all. Maybe it'd help them think twice about their privileges".

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