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UNEMPLOYABLE MALES…
Posted by Laura on July 5, 2010
Tags: Education, Sexism, Women and Work
In The Observer yesterday, an article looked at the recent report published by the Higher Education Policy institute thinktank which claimed male graduates were less employable than their female counterparts. Now whilst it was rightly pointed out that…
THE BRITISH FAMILY
Posted by Laura on January 24, 2010
Tags: family, feminism, History, marriage, sex, TV, Women, Women and Work
As part of the BBC 2 four-part series presented by Kirsty Young, this week focused on ‘Sex’, particularly the impact of women’s changing attitudes to marriage and the impact of feminism in post-war Britain. The episode should be available on…
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…
WORKING MUMS, WHAT OF DAD'S?
Posted by Charlotte on September 28, 2009
Tags: News, Research, Women and Work
Allow me to doubt this reporting in the Times, Working mums have the unhealthiest children, research finds
How can you talk about ‘a possible link between parental working habits and child health’ without mentioning fathers?
I couldn’t find…
OF COURSE WE'RE TO BLAME!
Posted by Laura on September 17, 2009
Tags: Magazines, Pay Gap, Women, Women and Work, Work
This week’s issue of Grazia magazine features an article entitled “So, is it our fault we get paid less than men?” in response to a report detailing gender pay gaps in ‘the City’. In the ‘YES’ corner is…
FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS AND THE UNION IN NEW YORK
Posted by Charlotte on September 3, 2009
Tags: feminism, Oral History, Union, Video, Women and Work
I just wanted to share some video I made at a talk by author of Sisters in the Brotherhoods, Jane LaTour at the Women’s eNews office in New York.
JoAnn Jacobs also spoke at the event,…