Priming girls for inevitable disappointment
A quarter of young people think that a woman shouldn’t be Prime Minister. Just sit for a second and take that in. Yes, folks, we’re in dubious research territory here. Mobile network O2 went to the trouble of surveying more than 2,000 children aged 4 to 18 on gender roles and careers. They were asked […]
Science, sigh
Science is something we rely on as an excuse an awful lot. Lemonade bottle fizzed up when you tried to open it? Science. Got too close to a balloon and messed up your hair? Science. Dinner looks a bit blacker than you intended? Science. Sunburn? Science. Even so, there are things I’d prefer to explain […]
Women, humour & work: A literature review
With International Women’s Day fast approaching this weekend we are excited that the results of our collaboration with the University of East London is coming to fruition. It doesn’t feel like a year ago that we were celebrating with the charity Womankind Worldwide with a very special panel event where we discussed ‘The place of […]
