Before the Marlboro Man, there was the Marlboro Woman. A reminder that products being masculine or feminine is just made up by marketers.
#vintageAd #gender #tobacco

"The median age of a Fox News viewer is 68, and liberals have joked about the network 'brainwashing' their conservative parents. But rightwing social media content has effectively targeted and radicalized younger people, who — unlike the typical Hannity-obsessed grandpa — can vote for the next several decades.

#Trump #fascism #disinformation #YoungVoters #SocialMedia #YoungMen #gender #MaleEntitlement
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Is the Employment Rights Bill a step on the road to a better conditions for workers, or the limit of Labour's ambitions?

There's already been a lot of business push-back, so a clear worry is that rather than being a downpayment on a Labour led change for workers, its the whole thing.

However, if it is really is a first step & it Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs) start to inform policy, then Amy Brooker's hopes for workers may be fulfilled.

#gender #workers #feminism

https://www.progressivebritain.org/the-employment-rights-bill-a-bold-step-toward-building-a-feminist-future-of-work/

Kid had a red (unicorn) t-shirt on today, and was wearing Spiderman sneakers. She has long hair, and yet all the moms at the playground immediately defaulted to calling her a little boy.

The whole thing fascinates me. My mom tells me you can only find red and blue at rhe boys' section at the store. I am amazed at how gender coded kids' clothing is... 😆

#gender #parenting #WTF

Rather than worry why #female leaders step-back from leadership roles when they find (as #JacindaArdern said) they 'no longer [have] enough in the tank', the real problem is male leaders who arrogantly carry on even when they are way off the top of their game.... still, as always, easier to blame the women, I guess.... just more #gender discrimination playing out

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/apr/06/after-ardern-marin-and-sturgeon-is-female-representation-in-politics-going-backwards