44 per cent of fathers have been refused a change in working hours – Week 17

44% of fathers have been refused a change in working hours In the introduction to this month’s theme of MEN, I wrote about how equality is better for everyone. For a long time now we’ve understood that women face a raw deal at work and that mothers are far too often discriminated against [see all… Continue reading →

MEN – – Month 5 – – #FeministFactFriday

Theme #5 for Feminist Fact Friday Feminist Fact Friday is now in its fifth month. I’ve so far covered, POLITICS, HEROES, MONEY and BEHAVIOUR and all with a firm focus on women (and were possible the intersectionality of how race and sexuality —and so much more— also have an impact on the levels of inequality… Continue reading →

women are 21 per cent less likely to be promoted – Week 16

Women are 21% less likely to be promoted than men This month in Feminst Fact Friday I’m focusing on BEHAVIOUR—all the ways in which women’s behaviour is judged more severely than men’s, or the way typically male behaviours are rewarded and typically female behaviours are penalised. Over the previous two weeks I’ve covered how women… Continue reading →

Women are 29 per cent more likely to get burdened with office house work – Week 15

Women are 29% more likely to get burdened with office housework. This month I’m examining BEHAVIOUR and inequality in the workplace. Last week I focused on how women’s actions are interpreted in a gendered fashion—they’re three times as likely to be called “too aggressive” and 1.4 times more likely to receive subjective feedback than men—and… Continue reading →