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Why women must vote
Last night, I finally watched the last part of an excellent BBC2 documentary series that was on a few months ago called Suffragettes Forever! The Story of Women and Power. In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re about to have a … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Feminism, General Election 2015, Suffrage
Tagged balance of power, bank notes, BBC2, Blair's babes, cabinet, Caroline Criado-Perez, David Cameron, General Election 2015, internet trolls, Jane Austen, Margaret Thatcher, men, misogyny, power, sexism, Stella Creasy, suffragettes, Suffragettes Forever!, Tony Blair, Twitter, vote, women
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The row over LEGO’s new “friends” range for girls
You may have read in the papers or online recently about a very public social media backlash against LEGO and it’s decision to bring out a new range “for girls”, called LEGO Friends. The range features new style “girly” figures, … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Feminism, History, Media
Tagged advertising, boys, Facebook, girls, LEGO, LEGO Friends, sexualisation, social media, TV, Twitter
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