Gender Stereotypes

Gendered Books... Bring on the Rebellion

Polly Courtney | Posted 09.05.2013 | UK Entertainment
Polly Courtney

18 months ago, I walked out on my publisher, HarperCollins, because I was sick of seeing my novels getting packaged as frivolous, girly 'chick lit'. This week, eminent British children's author Jacqueline Wilson spoke out about the pink covers assigned to her books, which 'pigeonholed' girls and put off boys. And now, young adult author Maureen Johnson has come up with the #CoverFlip challenge in which she encouraged her 78,000 followers to take a well-known book, then imagine what that cover might look like if the author's gender were flipped.

How To Be a Real Man

Neil Boorman | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Neil Boorman

I'll let you into a little secret. I pretend to be someone I'm not all day every day, but it's a bigger act than faux diligence at work. I pretend to be a man. No, its not a transgender issue. I mean being a man in the traditional day-seizing, lady-killing, shelf-putter-uppering sense of the word. I'm not bad at pretending, and for the most part, people seem to believe me.

Margaret Thatcher and the True Scotsman

Judi Sutherland | Posted 10.04.2013 | UK Politics
Judi Sutherland

We are often told that the UK lags behind other countries when it comes to the number of women in senior roles: as Members of Parliament, on company boards, or otherwise visible in public life. I have a feeling that at least some of this phenomenon is directly attributable to Mrs Thatcher herself.

Samsung's Guys and Dolls: Unpacking the Stereotypes In the Galaxy S4 Launch

Tamara Roukaerts | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK Tech
Tamara Roukaerts

How could a company as big as Samsung get its most important product launch of the year so terribly wrong? Can a bad launch damage end sales or is the device itself the only thing that matters? And what does a misguided production like this have to tell us about the management culture and mindset within Samsung?

Sick Of Sexism

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 20.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle

An academic has criticised "YouTube culture" for reinforcing sexist stereotypes of nurses and urged health professionals to upload their own real-life...

Hasbro Unveils New Gender-Neutral Oven After Teenager's Petition Against 'Sexist' Packaging

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 18.12.2012 | UK

A 13-year-old girl has brought a toy giant to its knees in a battle encompassing play ovens, sexism and kiddies' Christmas lists. McKenna Pope too...

Is The Easy Bake Oven Sexist? Teenager Takes On Toy Manufacturer Hasbro

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK

Tis fast approaching the season for rampant consumerism and the purchase of more dollies and toy cars than one home can possibly have room for. It...

What I Wear Won't Affect My Ability To Do Quantum Mechanics

Francesca Day | Posted 31.12.2012 | UK Tech
Francesca Day

Whether I am wearing a pink ball gown or dungarees does not affect my ability to do quantum mechanics, and I retain the right to wear either. OK, so wearing the pink ball gown and heels into the lab might be a tad inappropriate, but I'm trying to illustrate a principle here.

Journey Towards a Gender Stereotype-Free World

Dr Laura Nelson | Posted 19.08.2012 | UK
Dr Laura Nelson

Are you a man or a woman? I ask because your sex will determine your likelihood of pursuing certain routes in life, and these likelihoods are different for each sex. If you're female, you're more likely to spend time with your kids. If you're male, you're more likely to end up in prison.

The Vicious Cycle of the Angry Feminist

Fran Hall | Posted 09.04.2012 | UK
Fran Hall

I am not the first feminist blogger to write about the 'f' word and the hostile reaction it can receive. I am with Sarah Waters on this one ('Surely t...

Dads Don't Do Housework

Rachel McClary | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Rachel McClary

I have always been careful not to reinforce gender stereotypes with my girls.

"Why Do All The Girls Have To Buy Pink Stuff?" Toddler Tells It Like It Is

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 05.12.2012 | UK

A five-year-old has been caught on camera delivering an impassioned speech against gender stereotyping in toy shops. Standing against a backdrop o...

How Do You Split Your Household Chores?

The Huffington Post UK | Georgia James | Posted 28.11.2011 | UK Lifestyle

When it comes to the division of domestic duties, traditional gender stereotypes still prevail, a survey has revealed. Women spend 85 minutes a da...

Gender, Genetics and Men Who Like Facemasks

Jessica Abrahams | Posted 15.12.2011 | UK
Jessica Abrahams

A man diagnosed with a genetic disorder that makes him both a man and woman spoke to The Guardian last week about his experience of living with Klinef...

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Mum

Kate Harrad | Posted 20.11.2011 | UK Entertainment
Kate Harrad

Two major films were released last Friday, both adapted from bestselling novels published in previous decades.

Is Binge-Drinking A Feminist Issue?

Jessica Abrahams | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK
Jessica Abrahams

Earlier this week, the Cumbria Alcohol and Drug Advisory Service (CADAS) announced their concern about rising levels of binge-drinking amongst young people. Despite the fact that more men than women are admitted to hospital with drinking-related liver disease, CADAS expressed particular concern about young women drinking heavily. And CADAS is not alone.