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misogyny
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Being born female means more than the XX chromosomes. It means you have won the reproduction battle and it means flying the flag for feminism and equality from the moment you take your first breath. Now is the time to win the gender war. For generations our female ancestors faced huge inequities. They were forced...
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dove my beauty my say
On 1 July, Dove launched a campaign called #MyBeautyMySay, and it was a sensation across all platforms of social media. The video features heart-wrenching stories of incredible women who stood up for their own beauty – a poignant piece of media to encourage women everywhere to appreciate their beauty and flaws, and most of all, to...
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For my birthday, I was given a hefty non-fiction book entitled ‘Warrior Women: 3000 Years of Courage and Heroism’ and approached it with caution. I know all too well that misogyny is still a major problem in Western society, despite the progress made towards bridging the inequality between men and women, but I’m still wary...
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