Bahar Mustafa,who tweeted 'kill all white men' and tried to ban men from a meeting has kept her tax-payer funded position

A university equality officer who sparked outrage when she tweeted 'kill all white men' has kept her taxpayer-funded position.

Bahar Mustafa, 27, student union Welfare and Diversity Officer at Goldsmiths University in London, was caught in the centre of a racism and sexism row after she told white people and men 'not to come' to an event.

She had also used hashtags including #killallwhitemen, as well as calling someone 'white trash' on Twitter.

Students launched a petition calling for her to be removed from the post saying she has 'made students feel intimidated', been 'unprofessional in her public conduct' and 'encouraged or expressed hatred based on an individual's race, gender, or social position'.

Despite building pressure for her to quit or be sacked, Goldsmiths Student Union have said she is to keep her job.

The students union petition, which closed today, had called for a vote of no confidence in Ms Mustafa.

It read: 'The current welfare and diversity officer has used hate speech based on race and gender.

'For example, the consistent use of hashtags such as #killallwhitemen and #misandry, and publicly calling someone 'white trash' under the official GSU Welfare and Diversity Officer Twitter account.'

The twitter account has since been shut down.

A spokesman for Goldsmiths Student Union, which pays Ms Mustafa's wage out of a £600,000 grant a year from the university, said: 'Following action taken during the occupation of a university building last month, 165 students signed a petition calling for a vote of no confidence in welfare and diversity officer Bahar Mustafa.

'This represents 1.9 per cent of our 8,000+ members and our rules require three per cent to have signed to trigger a referendum.

'The petition has therefore failed and so a vote will not take place.

'However, we recognise some students and a large number of people outside the organisation are unhappy with the work of our elected representatives.

'We are looking at how we can address those concerns in dialogue with our members and our trustees, who oversee our work.'

The university petition ran for three weeks and was promoted through the Student Union website and social media. Only members of the Student Union were allowed to vote.

Bahar Mustafa, 27, student union Welfare and Diversity Officer at Goldsmiths University in London, is at the centre of a racism and sexism row could lose her job after allegedly tweeted a hashtag 'kill all white men'

A separate petition on change.org to remove Ms Mustafa from office has received more than 21,000 signatures.

Ms Mustafa's ban on white people and men from the meeting triggered outrage last month.

She had written on Facebook: 'Invite loads of BME [black and minority ethnic] Women and non-binary people!! Also, if you've been invited and you're a man and/or white PLEASE DON'T COME just cos i invited a bunch of people and hope you will be responsible enough to respect this is a BME Women and non-binary event only.'

Non-binary is a term used to describe people who do not consider themselves exclusively male or female.

Miss Mustafa, 27, added: 'Don't worry lads we will give you and allies things to do', followed by a wink.

The event's online page said it was open to 'self-defining BLACK and ETHNIC MINORITY women and non-binary people with gender identities that include 'woman'.'

She then defended her position by stating that she could not be racist because she is an ethnic minority woman.

Ms Mustafa's ban on white people and men from the meeting was made public last month

Ms Mustafa was pictured posing in front if a 'no white men' sign while pretending to cry

A notice about the meeting later appeared to show the ban had been dropped, stating: 'Allies now welcome!'

One student at the university described the exclusive policy as 'patronising beyond belief'.

Ms Mustafa has previously defended her position on her ban in a video clip, where she said in a statement read out to her fellow students that ethnic minority women could not be racist as they 'do not stand to gain' from inequality.

She also accused the media of embarking on a 'witch hunt and shameful character assassination'.

In her response to the no confidence petition, Ms Mustafa admitted that using the phrase 'white trash' on an official account was 'not professional', but said the hashtags had been used as a joke.

She wrote: 'Regarding my use of hashtags: these were done on my personal account, which is separate to my work account.

'However, I still recognise and understand how this can be alienating and troubling to some.

Row: Ms Mustafa appeared to ban men and white people from attending the meeting in this Facebook post

Goldsmiths has insisted the Student Union is a separate organisation over which it has no control

'These are in-­jokes and ways that many people in the queer feminist community express ourselves­ it's a way of reclaiming the power from the trauma many of us experience as queers, women, people of colour, who are on the receiving end of racism, misogyny and homophobia daily.

'These are not political stances. However, in regards to calling someone 'white trash' under my official GSU Welfare and Diversity twitter account, I can accept that it was not professional and I do apologise for this.'

She also said that she had received racists and sexist abuse, as well as death threats, 'since the media storm' over her comments.

Miss Mustafa recently graduated from Goldsmiths with an MA in gender and media studies.