Articles about Stereotypes
No access to the women's room
Going clothes shopping as a disabled woman is a nightmare, says D H Kelly
D H Kelly // 30 January 2012
Categories: Body and Health, Fashion and Image, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes, Work and Play
In our satin tights, fighting for our rights! But are women really natural campaigners?
Stereotypes about women drawn to campaigning because they are natural nurturers do more harm than good, argues Mhairi Guild
Mhairi Guild // 14 January 2010
Categories: Activism, Feminism, Politics and Current Affairs, Stereotypes, Work and Play
Feminism and the vampire novel
Much has been written about sexism in the Twilight books and film. Here, Caitlin Brown puts the series in context of other popular vampire fiction
Caitlin Brown // 8 September 2009
Categories: Culture and Media, Feminism, Language, Racism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes
The woman engineer: are we really that incompetent?
What is really holding back women in engineering, and stopping girls from aspiring to careers in applied sciences? Wisrutta Atthakor investigates
Wisrutta Atthakor // 20 July 2009
Categories: Education, Stereotypes, Work and Play
For the good of the species?
If you believe one story on a popular science news site, there's proof that older men "chasing" younger women benefits humankind (or should that be mankind?) Eirwen-Jane Pierrot considers the impact of these sensationalist claims on women in the real world
Eirwen-Jane Pierrot // 15 April 2009
Categories: Culture and Media, Men, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes, Violence
Pity in Pink
On a mission to buy a new laptop, Posie Rider found that manufacturers and sales staff believe the best way to get women to buy a laptop is to make it pink
Posie Rider // 7 February 2009
Categories: Fashion and Image, Stereotypes
Challenging sex object culture: definitely needed, definitely lively and definitely a key issue for 2009!
A recent feature in The Times labelled protests against the Miss University London beauty pagaents "old fashioned". But, argues Sandrine Levêque, if anything campaigns against the objectification of women and girls are more relevant today than ever
Sandrine Levêque // 4 January 2009
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Racism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes, Violence, Work and Play
Time to end parental leave discrimination
Jennifer Gray argues that parental leave laws must become more flexible
Jennifer Gray // 8 December 2008
Categories: Family, Stereotypes, Work and Play
Now That's What I Call Misogyny!
Molly Lavender is exasperated at gender segregation in music – and the way pop songs valorise abusive relationships
Molly Lavender // 4 December 2008
Categories: Culture and Media, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes, Violence
Sisters! Some of us are mothers, too!
Mothers' issues are feminist issues, argues Ruth Moss
Ruth Moss // 19 August 2008
Categories: Family, Feminism, Stereotypes, Work and Play
Why my son wears pink
At two year's old, Penni F's son happily enthuses over both fairies and trucks. But, she worries, what happens when pressure to be a 'real man' kicks in?
Penni F // 19 August 2008
Categories: Family, Men, Stereotypes
Knife crime and masculinity
Forget single mums and absent fathers - the current spate of knife crime can be traced back to the so-called 'real man', argues Jennifer Drew
Jennifer Drew // 18 July 2008
Categories: Men, Stereotypes, Violence
Domestic violence and disabled women
Disabled women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence, and can face a range of additional barriers - from inaccessible shelters onwards, Clare Laxton reports
Clare Laxton // 12 July 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Stereotypes, Violence
Abortion and disability - whose voices are heard?
Are disabled women's voices silenced in the abortion debate? asks Clare Laxton
Clare Laxton // 4 April 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Feminism, Politics and Current Affairs, Stereotypes
Why men should care about gender stereotypes
Alex Gibson considers the harm done by stereotypes of men as beer-swilling, emotionally-stunted brutes
Alex Gibson // 2 February 2008
Categories: Activism, Culture and Media, Men, Stereotypes
A period of transition
Helen G considers why some feminists are hostile to transgender women
Helen G // 2 January 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Feminism, Stereotypes
How many lesbians does it take to sell a t-shirt?
Girl-on-girl action may be marketing gold, but has little benefit for actual lesbians, argues Joanna Whitehead
Joanna Whitehead // 4 November 2007
Categories: Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Men, Stereotypes
The problem with pink
Pink ribbons may raise life-saving funding for breast cancer research. But, Michelle Wright says, October's month of consumer altruism glosses over the reality of the disease - and allows corporations to line their pockets
Michelle Wright // 31 October 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Stereotypes
The media has failed women's football
Football is supposedly a national obsession. But, from the media's coverage of the women's World Cup, it seems we are only interested when the players are men. Carrie Dunn reports
Carrie Dunn // 5 October 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Stereotypes, Work and Play
'Who... me? I'm just a housewife'
Feminism is not just for women with high-flying careers, and feminists must do more to engage women who feel alienated from the movement, argues Samantha Jay
Samantha Jay // 30 September 2007
Categories: Activism, Family, Feminism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes, Work and Play
Carmen out swinging: Sally Potter takes on opera's femme fatale
Most productions of the classic opera Carmen would make a feminist wince. Movie director Sally Potter tells Sophie Mayer about her new adaptation
Sophie Mayer // 4 September 2007
Categories: Culture and Media, Interviews, Racism, Stereotypes
What does the politics of hair say about modern Britain?
Racism and sexism are intertwined - so feminism must tackle them both head-on, says Veronica Wood-Querales
Veronica Wood-Querales // 30 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Racism, Stereotypes
Can burlesque be feminist?
Burlesque may set feminist alarm-bells ringing, but it can help cultivate a love of your own body, argues Chloe Emmott
Chloe Emmott // 30 August 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Stereotypes
The F Word podcast: episode one!
Welcome to the first ever F Word podcast!
Jess McCabe // 9 July 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Feminism, Podcasts, Politics and Current Affairs, Stereotypes
I did it my way
The word spinster seems woefully out-dated. But, when Emma Hadfield exited a long-term relationship, she found some people still can't come to terms with women who choose to stay single and child-free
Emma Hadfield // 7 July 2007
Categories: Family, Feminism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes
First impressions
Feminists are caricatured as ugly and fat by society. Assuming a recruitment drive for swim-suit models is off the table, Samara Ginsberg considers what we can do to fight back
Samara Ginsberg // 2 June 2007
Categories: Body and Health, Fashion and Image, Feminism, Stereotypes
The Mechanics of Femininity
When her car breaks down, Emma Hadfield discovers that mechanics and salesmen still cling to misogynist stereotypes of women as bad drivers who are clueless about what goes on under the hood
Emma Hadfield // 1 March 2007
Categories: Stereotypes
