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Do men and straight people need support societies too?
Recently there has been something of a backlash against equal rights movements - the counter demand for pride/rights/support from majority or dominant groups. This has taken the form of everything from university-based "masculinity groups" to those advancing the concept of "straight pride".
Does Virgin have a sexism problem?
For Virgin this is the latest in a long line of questionable stances it has taken to its women employees (as well as women more generally), which leads one to wonder if Virgin has a problem - a sexism problem.
Church women bishops vote “a long and boring suicide note”, “a devastating blow”, “Civil war”
There was disappointment today at the Church of England General Synod's vote against the appointment of women bishops.
Comment: Olympics sexism still rife amongst tweeters and even journalists
John Millington looks at the sexist attitude of some Tweeters towards female athletes during the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Fanny Blankers-Koen: ‘The Flying Housewife’ who won four Olympic gold medals in one year
In the face of criticism that she was too old to compete, Holland’s Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics.
We need to keep young girls out of our courts
Girls are being criminalised unnecessarily by courts, who have little regard for these vulnerable children’s welfare needs.