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How to get the rest of the family to do their share of the chores

May 6, 2013 By Ellen

The rota has landed.  Something has been amiss in the Palace of Bundance for some time now. There has been an imbalance in the domestic effort – fairness matrix. In other words, I’m doing all the flipping work and I’m tired of it.  I pondered the matter from a feminist point of view for a […]

Filed Under: feminism, housework, rota, sexism, tidy

110/365 The family meeting – starting the change

April 20, 2013 By Ellen

Way to gateaux Yesterday, I wrote of my worries about raising feminist boys when I’m in charge of domestic things. The responses were supportive and considered – and really got me thinking. Especially one that more or less said “stop being a doormat and make things change”. You could call it “tough supportive”. It was right. It’s […]

Filed Under: 365, 365 photos, birthday, Boy Two., cake, family meeting., feminism, gender roles, sexism

Can we ditch Page Three this year please?

January 7, 2013 By Ellen

This morning I’m writing on All Media Scotland about how it’s time we moved on from Page Three girls. You have to sign up to read the whole thing, but it’s free and it only takes a minute. 

Filed Under: All Media Scotland, AMS, feminism, opinion, page three, sexism

Man, It’s hard to be a (single) woman…

November 25, 2012 By Ellen

Opportunity should know better Many men are sexual opportunists.Oh, that’s a bit of a statement, isn’t it? I’ll bet you or your man aren’t. Nope, not us either.However, last week a couple of friends and I enjoyed some delicious lunch and a wide-ranging and entertaining conversation.All three of us at some point over that last […]

Filed Under: feminism, friendship, husband, men, pity pass, sexual politics, Single mum, women

Everyday sexism – get your examples out for the boys

October 28, 2012 By Ellen

It was a sunny day towards the end of the last century. I was leaving my job – again – to go off and mess about on boats. (I did this several times until motherhood put a stop to it.) My colleagues at the newspaper I’d been working at had clubbed together to get me […]

Filed Under: boys, breasts, feminism, melon, newspaper, school, sexism

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