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What’s the point of feminism when so many men are shit?

January 9, 2018 By Ellen

I wrote this post three years ago. Has anything changed? It was magical. Sunlight made the mountain snow sparkle and the only sound was boots crunching. Boots crunching and people talking.     Three women were chatting – intelligent, successful women enjoying the stunning Scottish scenery, respite from the festive round and the chance to […]

Filed Under: domestic, equality, fair, feminism, Feminist, feminsim, hills, housework, other things I have learned, rant, Scotland, sexism Tagged With: chores, feminism, men, Sexism, shock, walking, women

When your name really determines what you earn

November 21, 2017 By Ellen

A press release flooded in today. It says that a baby’s name will predict how much they are likely to earn in their working life. Apparently, Lily and Oscar are the highest earners of their gender. See the image from theknowledgeacademy.com for more. The stats came from information from more than half a million CVs […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: baby names, CVs, earning, everydaysexism, feminism, gender, humour, in the world, on my mind, Sexism, things I've learned, work

Facebook folly: I like them on my chest and lump-free

November 14, 2017 By Ellen

I wrote this 5 years ago, but as I’ve just had my first routine mammogram it seems like an appropriate day to resurface this.  It’s come round again. That time of year when women post silly suggestive things as their Facebook status apparently to bewilder poor men and raise awareness of breast cancer. I did […]

Filed Under: other things I have learned Tagged With: bra, breast cancer, Facebook, feminism, health, humour, in my life, in the world, mammogram, My Life, on my mind, Something happened in my life, The World, women

They never ask men how they’re going to juggle everything…

November 2, 2017 By Ellen

You hear quite often. That thing about how no one ever asking a ‘pregnant’ dad how he’s going to juggle work and childcare. Nope, for them it’s all manly slaps and pass the cigar. Apparently. But I’m not a man, much less a ‘pregnant’ one, so I don’t know what I’m likely to get asked. […]

Filed Under: family, other things I have learned Tagged With: challenge, feminism, in my life, in the world, leave, parents, Sexism, Something happened in my life, women

Women at work – what do we really want?

October 26, 2017 By Ellen

The more we talk about our experiences, the better. But it’s not always straightforward. My unease about writing freely about the menopause isn’t just that people will now focus on the woman who was once a person but is now just a sweaty bag of past-it symptoms. What bothers me is that the narrative about […]

Filed Under: things I learned from my children today Tagged With: creative writing, equality, feminism, in my life, in the world, menopause, on my mind, pregnancy, Something happened in my life, voices, women, work, working parent

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