If Men Are The Problem Are Women the Answer?
Posted on June 18th, 2018 by Jane
We have all fallen into the trap of thinking that the way men behave is the norm, the way it has to be. The male yardstick.
But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Women do it differently. Maybe we all should consider for a moment that perhaps the womanly way is better?
My message to those top execs who had to make feeble excuses about not enough of the right women out there… Cripes, we women always have to help men find things. ;>)
No More Boys and Girl – Updated with Graham Andre
Posted on June 13th, 2018 by Jane
No More Boys and Girls was a fascinating BBC documentary on gender bias in an Isle of Wight school which aired in the summer of 2017. I interviewed the teacher involved, Graham Andre, at the time, and some months on I have spoken with him to see what he thinks, if anything, has changed
Celebrating Suffragettes and Women in the Media
Posted on June 8th, 2018 by Jane
Have you seen some of the excellent programmes this week on the history of women’s suffrage? Are you taking part in any of the four women’s processions across the UK this Sunday? Do you have no idea of what I’m talking about? Check out the post and do share if you’re off to a woman’s procession, I’d love to hear from you.
Why STILL So Few Women Writers in TV and Film?
Posted on May 30th, 2018 by Jane
Once again a report show that women are under represented in an industry, this time TV and film writing. How many more reports do we need before this is taken seriously? Once again, the research highlights that when women are allowed place at the table, they bring in the viewers and have a very broad appeal. Gender equality works for everyone.
Does a B+ Make You Drop Out? Plus, Films for women (or not)
Posted on May 9th, 2018 by Jane
How confidant are you feeling today? I use ‘today’ advisedly because confidence is not something static; it’s mercurial. Some days we are fully of it, others, not so much… Lack of confidence is frequently offered as a reason why women don’t progress into senior management. Hmm, Quite possibly along with unconscious bias, and very conscious bias!
How News on the Gender Pay Gap Made Me Bald (!)
Posted on April 5th, 2018 by Jane
Companies in the UK had to report on their gender pay gap by April 4th 2018. Predictably results showed women earned less than men. Who knew? Some pretty spurious reasons were proffered as to why this is so, many of which were, frankly, laughable. Gender equality still seems a good way off. It’s enough to send a woman mad.
