Fix the System, Not the Women

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World Economic Forum articles may be republished in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4. From the author of the Waterstones Book of the Month Our Fathers comes a compelling domestic comedy about complex family dynamics, mental health and the intricacies of sibling relationships. Hundreds already exist, “ignored and unused” in reports and campaign materials of feminist and civil rights organisations.

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A powerful manifesto on how speaking your truth and owning your differences can transform your life. The fact that only a quarter of the Cabinet are women might just explain why working mothers lost their jobs at far higher rates than fathers during the Covid-19 pandemic, and new mothers were forced to give birth alone while pubs were allowed to open. Adam Kay's secret diary from his time as a junior doctor This is Going to Hurt was the publishing phenomenon of the century. Bates is scathing about Priti Patel’s support for an app to log women’s movements, on top of managing all the other gear they are advised to carry. Bates also reminds us that if we want to tackle oppression in one sphere, we need to be aware of its overlap with others.I read it with rage and anger at the injustices and inequalities, at how women are shamed and how they internalise this shame, and how they are held responsible for creating change rather than holding the systems and societal structures accountable for their oppression. I understand I can change my preference through my account settings or unsubscribe directly from any marketing communications at any time. I am in awe of Laura Bates and her ability to perfectly balance facts and her personal experiences, opinions and emotions. For Laura Bates, it began with a heavy piece of gold jewellery that her mother found on the passenger seat of the family car. She encourages all women to make one, charting a life in sexism, from the playground to the street to the workplace.

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What I learnt from sharing my most private pain with a semi-professional problem-solver was that the mere act of asking for help was, in itself, healing.

An incisive, intersectional look at the mother of all gender biases: a resistance to women’s authority and power. Maternity discrimination, workplace sexual harassment, the gender pay gap “and so much more” lie somewhere in between. Disabled women are twice as likely to suffer domestic abuse, but just one in 10 spaces in refuges is accessible to those with physical disabilities. Bates pursues her thesis across five key areas: education, policing, criminal justice, media and politics.