Gender Stereotypes
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Life
This woman’s response to the suggestion that women aren’t strong enough to be firefighters is iconic
And the video is truly incredible.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
Women aren’t any better at multitasking than men – we just work harder
And now science has proved it.
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- Lauren Geall
- Published
Life
Here’s how gender stereotypes are harming the planet
As if gender stereotypes weren’t bad enough already.
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- Lauren Geall
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Life
The inventor of the gender reveal party has this message for followers of the popular trend
“Who cares what gender the baby is?”
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- Lauren Geall
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- Moya Crockett
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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.
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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Beauty
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.
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- Alice Snape
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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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- Moya Crockett
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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.
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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People
Wonder 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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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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- Moya Crockett
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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”
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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