Rigidly gendered beliefs correlate with coercion and violence – Week 34

Our society teaches children expectations and rules about gender that restrict their opportunities and cause real harm. Those rules damage the self-esteem and wellbeing of each generation, and they lie behind the gender pay gap, the harm caused to men by toxic masculinity, and violence against women and girls. Fawcett Society Gender Stereotypes in Early… Continue reading →

7yo boys 20x more likely to want to become engineers – Week 33

Welcome back to Feminist Fact Friday and theme #9: EARLY YEARS. I’ve previously covered a whole range of topics from POLITICS through to HEALTH. If you’re new to this project you can start from the very beginning, right here and I’d urge you to follow up with a look at one of my favourite HEROES:… Continue reading →

Women do 3x as much unpaid childcare – Week 32

What is Feminist Fact Friday? Needing a quick refresher? Read up on what this is all about in my Introduction to #FFF and view the rest of the articles in the category here. Strong gender stereotypes persist in British society and continue to hold women back. Equality and Human Rights Commission Is Britain Fairer? — The state of… Continue reading →

EARLY YEARS – – Month 9 – – #FeministFactFriday

Theme #9 for Feminist Fact Friday For women, many indicators show a considerable narrowing of disparities and positive trajectories. Girls outperform boys at school and more attend university. The representation of women on private and public boards and in elected office has improved, although they remain significantly underrepresented. However, our evidence shows high levels of… Continue reading →