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ANYONE HERE BEEN RAPED AND SPEAK ENGLISH: PART 2
Posted by Charlotte on March 13, 2010
Tags: AmnestyUK, Anyone Here Been Raped and Speak English, feminism, Gender Stereotypes, International News, Samira Ahmed, Women and the Media
In part two: I followed up the topic of International news reporting and the representation of women with Samira Ahmed from Channel 4 news over email.
I am always conscious of the danger of what I call ‘disaster porn’…
IN WHICH I LOSE FAITH (WHICH ARGUABLY NEVER EXISTED) IN THE GSA
Posted by Laura on November 23, 2009
Tags: Children, feminism, Gender Stereotypes, News, Women, Youth
Jill Berry, president of the Girls’ School Association (GSA), has been popping up in the press recently with some quite alarming, and sometimes contradictory, notions.
Commenting on feminism and fashion and the recent story about Cambridge female undergrads’ scantily clad…
FIFTIES WOMEN – THE DAILY MAIL
Posted by Laura on November 6, 2009
Tags: Daily Fail, Gender Stereotypes, History, Women, Women and Work
The Daily Mail this week has been featuring extracts from a new book on fifties family life. This particular extract caught my eye. Though the piece is probably meant to draw attention to the changes in women’s position and…
100 YEARS OF GIRL GUIDES
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2009
Tags: Gender Stereotypes, Girl Guides, History, Links, News
This year is the centenary of the Girl Guides. I was a Brownie but never made it as far as the Girl Guides (the association seemed at odds with my increasing desire to become a rock star). I did…
HOW GENDER STEREOTYPES HURT MEN
Posted by Charlotte on August 10, 2009
Tags: Gender Stereotypes, News
It’s only a minor irk, but an irk none-the-less.
While traipsing through the Times website I came across two stories about men, one was featured in the women’s section and the other firmly placed in the mens.
The first article,…