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International Women's Day: how can we make the world more equal?

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RowanMumsnet · 07/03/2011 12:14

Hello campers,

As lots of you will already know, Tuesday March 8 is International Women's Day. MNHQ has been working with the EQUALS coalition this year, and they've asked us to ask you to suggest small ways in which you think we could all work to make men and women more equal, whether locally, nationally or globally.

Examples would be: go and support your local woman's football team; write to a television station to ask why women presenters are 20 years younger than their male counterparts; or make a donation to an organisation that supports women in developing countries. (If you're feeling extrovert, you could also consider organising an EQUALS soul train in your area this coming Friday.)

Your contributions might end up on the EQUALS blog.

Thanks,

MNHQ x

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 07/03/2011 18:21

-when an institution that is staffed by women but headed by a man is seen as an oddity rather than not noticed
-when there are equal numbers of girl characters and boy characters on CBeebies and the girl is not usually the sidekick
-when boys wear pink

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msrisotto · 07/03/2011 17:44
  • When the ratio of male and female members of parliament is 50:50.
HandDivedScallopsrgreat · 07/03/2011 17:34
  • when we can walk down the street without being verbally harrassed
Prolesworth · 07/03/2011 17:32

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AbsDuCroissant · 07/03/2011 17:24

'We'll know we have equality when...'

  • thinking of introducing quotas to get women onto the boards of companies is laughed at as being pointless (interesting article in the City AM today - here that if there is a substantial number of women on the board, the share price is higher)
  • childcare isn't considered to be "mother's work" but "parent's work".
bronze · 07/03/2011 16:54

We'll know we have equality when...'
there is no need for a feminism section on mumsnet

MNHQ
RowanMumsnet · 07/03/2011 16:44

Thanks ladies comrades

Another question for you: please complete the following sentence - 'We'll know we have equality when...'

MNHQ x

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sethstarkaddersmackerel · 07/03/2011 13:44

buy a doll for a boy and a toy fire engine for a girl

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