Does the ‘femme fatale’ myth really affect how women are viewed in the workplace?
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Gender Stereotypes
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LifeScience 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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CareersThis 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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PeopleThis 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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LifeThis 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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PeopleWonder Woman’s Gal Gadot praises a young fan for “breaking gender stereotypes”
Let’s all wear Wonder Woman backpacks.
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- Susan Devaney
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PeopleThis 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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LifeWhy 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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BooksJojo 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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PeopleScarlett Johansson has the best comeback to this stereotypical question
Will people ever learn?
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- Megan Murray
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Visible WomenWomen’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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BooksThe 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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LifeThis campaign is changing the way images of women are used in media
And it's already had a huge impact.
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- Hayley Spencer
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LifeThis 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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LifePeople are calling on this shop to stop pushing gender stereotypes
People are calling on the Early Learning Centre to stop pushing gender stereotypes through their costumes.
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- Moya Crockett
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LifeThis is why little girls need reminding of their own brilliance
Girls believe boys are more intelligent from a very young age, according to new research.
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- Moya Crockett
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BooksThe rabid feminist row: Oxford Dictionaries reviews “sexist” listing
Next: “nagging” wives and “grating” female voices
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- Amy Swales
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LifeVideo sees children explain why Santa couldn't be a woman
“She would get lost in the sky.”
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- Harriet Hall
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LifeNew Barbie advert features boy playing with doll for the first time
About time?
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- Sejal Kapadia Pocha
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LifeToy company fights gender stereotypes in non-sexist catalogue
Boys push prams and girls ride motorcycles
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- Harriet Hall
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