1) the number of women in Parliament/in the Cabinet is decreasing rather than increasing
Agreed, not good or fair. I'd replace the House Of Lords with the most representative reflection of all sexes and classes, but what do I know? In the meantime, I don't mind all women shortlists but really I'd rather stick with 'best person for the job' and hope that women keep proving its them - and women vote for them too. If they are, which is hard to tell as they are all mostly a shower of shit.
2) abortion rights are constantly under threat
Don't agree.
3) women continue to be objectified in the media
Personally, I don't agree with this objectification idea. Women are pretty things, both men and women like looking at them. I think the wider non-feminist society has heard this 'objectification' argument, thought about it, and rejected it. The same for porn, sorry porn-haters, more people either like it, don't care, or think it falls under freedom of choice.
And as for media images, never before in my life have women been portrayed as so perfect and men as such silly little boys or potential paedos/rapists etc. *
4) 2 women a week are killed by their partners in the UK. This hardly registers on the news - imagine if it was the other way round.
I think domestic violence against women gets a lot of attention, it's a soap favourite, it's in The Guardian every other day... consequently every one agrees it is a terrible thing - and the other way around gets very very little attention, until very very recently. It's one man killed by a female partner every two weeks apparently. Ever hear that stat before? Oh, and even then, it was his fault he got killed because he was probably an abuser and it's being a 'DV apologist' to suggest that people use the door rather than a kitchen knife to solve their problems.
5) Only 3% of the CEOs of the top 500 companies are women - and that number has not increased for 3 years.
How many are from poor bgs? Or black? As I have said before, the world is run by the super-rich - and the super-rich men do the one main job. Combo of best person for the job and yes there is institutionalised sexism there - but then again, how many women, like how many men, are ever going to be in that position either? And if they are, are they going to help other women? I doubt it. Don't care about helping super-rich anyone, they'll be fine.
6) women outnumber men at University and as graduates - and have done for more than 10 years. But men still occupy the vast majority of higher echelon jobs.
The first bit is a success, yes? Maybe we need all-men short-lists or affirmative action to help those boys? Again, higher echelon jobs, bit of dying Patriarchy/jobs for the connected boys, mostly don't care about anyone earning over 50 grand.
7) Women working full time earn on average 16% less than men.
I've looked into this argument, and despite not being an economist, I am convinced by the argument that the 'wage gap' is explained by the different jobs and hours men and women choose to do. Where it isn't, er, more laws that say it's illegal to discriminate... or what are the other solutions on the table?