gender equality
The year started with the ripples of #Metoo growing stronger. As the movement left few industries untouched, women got angry, and demanded to be heard.
Breaking news: men can be organised, and having a vagina doesn’t automatically mean you love shopping
We need to stop encouraging a ‘snowflake’ approach to the teaching of current affairs, and instead tackle the harsh realities that we face
This year, 10 November marks the day when women are essentially 'working for free' thanks to the gender pay gap in the UK. On average, women earn 13.7 percent less than men. Activists are calling for people to speak more openly about their pay checks so that disparities can be raised with their employers.
Over 1,000 Google employees and contractors in Asia and Europe walked out of their offices at midday on 1 November 2018. The Protest comes amid complaints of sexism, racism and unchecked executive power in their workplace.
And it widens for women over 40.
It is not good enough for girls to just get access to the digital revolution, they need to be driving it too
The lesson history seems to be telling us is that sustained activism for equality does work
If men aren’t regarded as allies, we risk alienating the very people we need to help engender positive change