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Snips and snails and puppy dogs’ tails.

December 5, 2017 By Ellen

What’s so bad about boys then? BC (Before Children) I believed that boys and girls were largely the same until they got hormones, therefore should be brought up in a gender-neutral environment. Hah, funny that. On the other hand, I get quite cross with the women for whom taking a pop at their ‘crap’ husbands’ […]

Filed Under: babies, boys, gender roles Tagged With: boys, children, gender

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

Mental load: at last, a name for that thing

July 1, 2017 By Ellen

You should have asked.  It’s the title of a comic strip in the Guardian by French feminist artist Emma. It beautifully describes a thing I’ve been clumsily groping towards for years. When you have all of the stuff for everyone in the house in your head, most of the responsibility for getting things done and, […]

Filed Under: family, feminism, Feminist, feminsim, feminsm Tagged With: feminism, gender, guardian, help, housework, mental load, Sexism

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