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Women Can Man The Farm Too

Women Can Man The Farm Too

September 20, 2011 No Comments

When you picture what a farmer looks like, I wouldn’t be surprised if you think of a burly man with steel toe boots and coveralls riding around on some sort of heavy-duty machinery. But all that is changing, so it’s time to toss aside the stereotypes and forget the “norm.” In Michigan, more women are ...

Glass Ceiling In Your Way? Blame the Nanny

Glass Ceiling In Your Way? Blame the Nanny

September 9, 2011 No Comments

Australian businesswomen are attempting to blame their lack of climb up the success ladder on a lack of nannies. Wait, what?! Okay. I get their anger with the business world. For starters, there is only 16.4 percent women on Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) 100 boards and only 68 boards with women on the ASX 200 ...

Women Take Their Rightful Place In The Boardroom

Women Take Their Rightful Place In The Boardroom

July 26, 2011 No Comments

UK businessmen give into demands of relentless businesswomen, allow them entrance to the sacred boardroom. A code of conduct created by 20 leading executive search firms is now promising that 30 percent of board nominees for FTSE 350 companies will be women. “By implementing these principles and working with FTSE 350 chairs and boards, the ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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