Sexist

Boots Forced To Remove Sexist Girls And Boy Signs From Toys

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Please, someone find the person responsible for Boots' in-store signage and gently suggest they spend some away from the shop floor. And people's feel...

'Raunch Culture' Behind Beauty Pageants And Pole Dancing Classes

PA | Posted 01.04.2013 | UK

Women's liberation has been turned back 40 years by a new "raunch culture" that has led to "beauty pageants" being staged by student unions and pole-d...

David Cameron's 'Sexist Public Toilets' Slammed

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 02.03.2013 | UK Politics

A town in David Cameron's constituency is accused of having the most sexist public loos policy in Britain, forcing women to shell out 10p to spend a p...

WATCH: Warwick SU President Under Fire For Boozy Bra Unhooking Video

Huffington Post UK | Sara C Nelson | Posted 28.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

A video of Warwick Students’ Union President unhooking a woman’s bra during a boozy party has emerged – just as he stands for re-election. N...

Vaz Accused Of Sexism After Home Secretary 'Diet' Remark

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 13.02.2013 | UK Politics

A senior Labour backbencher has been accused of sexism after suggesting Cabinet minister Theresa May was "looking a bit thin". Keith Vaz, chairman ...

Is it Okay if Our Definitions of Feminism Aren't 100% the Same?

Emma Gannon | Posted 10.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Emma Gannon

Unfortunately the question appears now to not only be "are you a feminist?" but more "are you a feminist like me?" But, I ask, do the minor details really matter that much? When asking on Twitter "what does feminism mean to you?" every single reply I received was unique.

Sexist Lyrics and the Twenty-Something

Amelia Charman | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Amelia Charman

It's laughable that we consider ourselves forward thinking when it it comes to sexism and actually believe that it doesn't really exist anymore, but as long as the likes of Eminem and Chris Brown are allowed to clog our airwaves, 1950s attitudes to women will live on.

Could Your New Boyfriend Be Fan Of Beat-Up Anita Sarkeesian Game?

The Huffington Post | Sarah O'Meara | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Evidence of abusive attitudes towards women became apparent last week, when Huffpost Lifestyle highlighted the existence of a sick online game in whic...

11 Facts About Women You May Have Forgotten

Anna French | Posted 01.09.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Anna French

It may seem that I am stating the obvious here, but judging by things I've heard recently a reminder may be in order.

Whether it's Chris Evans saying that women are much better at making beds than men or a woman's voice suddenly rising above the murmur on the bus, saying "well duuuh, all women love shoes", everyone seems to have an opinion on what women are like.

WATCH: Is This Video Sexist? It's Raising A Few Shaped Eyebrows

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 23.06.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A video which has been made to encourage more girls to consider science as a career has been branded "offensive" and "sexist". Science: It's A Girl...

AA Gill Branded 'Pitiable Little Sexist' In Wikipedia Revenge Attack

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 24.04.2012 | UK

AA Gill has had his Wikipedia page hacked after insulting classics professor Mary Beard. The new Wiki entry labels him "a pitiable little sexist" ...

Women Need Quotas Because We Also Have Michael Bay and Dennis Waterman

Ellie Dawes | Posted 20.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Ellie Dawes

Women shouldn't need quotas because it's now pretty common knowledge that we are every bit as capable of doing the job as well as a man. So logically we should find ourselves equally represented in the boardroom right? We have a level playing field now. Except no, we don't.

Lucy Sherriff

Online Magazine Pulls 'Surprise' Rape Article After Twitter Backlash

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 04.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education

UPDATE: UniLad creator Jamie Street faces disciplinary action from his university. An online magazine aimed at university students pulled a controv...

If Bernard Manning had Told These Jerry Sadowitz Jokes, he Might Have Been Arrested - with Good Reason

John Fleming | Posted 26.12.2011 | UK Comedy
John Fleming

The Scottish comedian Jerry Sadowitz's schtick is that he is highly offensive. Last night, I saw his full-length stage show for the first time in a f...

Moan About Men - sexist? not at all.....

Sue Hedges | Posted 14.11.2011 | UK
Sue Hedges

As I start to write this post, I'm not sure how I'm going to start it and I don't know what reaction I will get. But today I read the story of Topman and the T shirts that were banned because of sexist comments - and it brought back a whole load of memories for me.