Nearly joking One of today’s jobs A woman’s work is never done. Barefoot, pregnant and chained to the kitchen sink. Maybe that’s a joke, a cliche that’s old hat, but not entirely… Survey after survey show that women do the lion’s share of domestic chores regardless of how much paid work they do. They […]
How can I raise feminist boys when I’m in charge of the housework?
Swings and roundabouts There is a gender imbalance at the Palace of Bundance. One against four, me against them. There is often a sense of the adversarial in the matter… And that makes me rather sad. I try very hard to set the best example I can. Not sighing, rolling my eyes and saying “boys” […]
Death to supermummy, her time is up
There’s a mythological creature out there. At first glance, it seems like a perfectly ordinary woman trying to earn a few quid, do the best for her family and scratch out a few measly moments at the end of a busy week for herself. Yet, she has magical powers. She can run the house, look […]
I’m not sexist, but…
You know that sexism everyone’s going on about. The one that everyone agrees is a Very Bad Thing but most certainly doesn’t happen anywhere round here. That one. Well, the thing is, it does happen round here, round there and most other places. It has occurred to me that many of the perpetrators of sexism […]
Why I must be the time traveller’s wife
Or the one in which I unveil my husband as Doctor Who’s new assistant… I’m sure of it, the Panther of News has been on a jaunt or two lately. He said he was off skiing, and even bought a special Sherlock-style hat to keep his ears toasty. But actually he had booked a return […]