This woman’s response to the suggestion that women aren’t strong enough to be firefighters is iconic
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- Lauren Geall
Gender Stereotypes
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Life
How relationship happiness is affected by who does the washing up
New research shows less than 7% of couples share housework equally - here’s how that could be affecting your relationship.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
Harmful gender stereotypes have officially been banned from adverts in the UK
The new rule bans stereotypes which could cause “serious or widespread offence”.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Guinness World Records reverse sexist category to award NHS nurse her marathon record
Jessica Anderson will get her rightful record thanks to a powerful Twitter campaign
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- Hannah Mendelsohn
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Careers
The disturbing reason people don’t trust attractive women in the workplace
A new study suggests beautiful businesswomen are viewed with suspicion. In an appearance-obsessed world, it almost seems as though women can’t win.
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- Moya Crockett
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- Alice Snape
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The true story of Jessie Knight, Britain’s first professional female tattooist
Knight’s gender made her an outsider in the tattoo industry, and her career made her an outsider in a world that saw tattoos as transgressive.
Life
‘Harmful’ gender stereotypes will no longer be allowed in ads
Say goodbye to gender stereotypes
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- Emily Reynolds
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Opinion
Piers Morgan embodies a culture that still uses ‘masculinity’ to shame men
The TV host’s attack on Daniel Craig was pathetic – but it is symptomatic of a world that still polices what it means to be a man.
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- Alix Walker
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Life
Science says women aren’t actually better than men at multitasking. What a relief
The positive stereotype that women are innately good at juggling a million things at once can sometimes feel like more of a burden.
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- Moya Crockett
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Careers
This new study paints an intriguing picture of how we perceive female leaders
New research highlights the positive ways we view powerful women in business and the workplace.
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- Moya Crockett
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People
This is why Blake Lively is embracing “unlikeable” film roles
The actor says more actresses should go for characters that are less than pleasant.
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- Moya Crockett
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Life
This Love Island cliché is having an unexpected impact on our careers
“No wonder so many young women are put off by that.”
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- Susan Devaney
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- Susan Devaney
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Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot praises a young fan for “breaking gender stereotypes”
Let’s all wear Wonder Woman backpacks.
People
This is why we need to stop stereotyping Asian women as submissive
"Let’s not reduce all the fantastic women in an array of settings, at home, at school, at work to a stereotype"
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- Megan Murray
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Life
Why this 12-year-old feminist Girl Scout is our new hero
When Julianne Speyer encountered everyday sexism, she refused to take it lying down.
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- Moya Crockett
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Books
Jojo Moyes explains why she has a problem with the ‘chick lit’ label
“I want to see covers that are a bit more gender neutral… People don’t want to read something pink and glittery”
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- Moya Crockett
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People
Scarlett Johansson has the best comeback to this stereotypical question
Will people ever learn?
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- Megan Murray
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Visible Women
Women’s Daily Dispatch: All the news you need to know on 19/1/18
From a survey on children's career aspirations to developments in the USA Gymnastics sexual abuse case.
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- Moya Crockett
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Books
The new Little Miss is the playground feminist muse we've all been waiting for
Another small step forward for womankind
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- Anna Brech
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- Hayley Spencer
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This campaign is changing the way images of women are used in media
And it's already had a huge impact.
Life
This billboard of a “perfect mum” has sparked a major debate
But it's not what it seems…
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- Hayley Spencer
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