The Uncensored Household
A Saudi cleric has warned women who want to participate in a protest drive or are even thinking about driving that doing so without absolute necessity will damage their ovaries:
“If a woman drives a car, not out of pure necessity, that could have negative physiological impacts as functional and physiological medical studies show
What wonderful news that Jane Austen is to be commemorated on our new £10 notes. Shock, horror, can campaigning really work?
The glorious Bank of England announced that it was going to replace Elizabeth Fry, the only female historical figure on a banknote, with Winston Churchill. This sparked a huge campaign
At work we are all reading 50 Shades of Feminism – less than £10 and in hardback (unless you prefer Kindle) so get your copy asap, you will love it. I would recommend this book particularly if like me, you have a short commute to work and love to read little bite-size nuggets of delightfully well-written essays.
This book is written by 50 authors, young and old, and from all different backgrounds
Earlier this week, the Anglican Synod voted against women being ordained as Bishops. The result cause dismay and disbelief amongst fellow clergy, some of whom are women, and worshipers as the traditional and orthodox views were carried out.
There was one question in particular that struck me. Why is the Church of England not subject to the same employment equality laws as every other organisation in the country?
Women were airbrushed out of the Saudi Arabian version of Ikea’s catalogue. The company has come under enormous criticism for this decision in Sweden and now the news has been broken to the rest of the world. The company has apologised but what does this show?
Money can buy morals: Did the Saudis make this a condition of allowing Ikea to enter its market?
Oprah Winfrey caused a stir in India this week as she visited Mumbai, Agra and finally Jaipur for the literature festival. As I checked to see what one of the USA’s most influential women has been up to since The Last Show I was intrigued by this enquiry on her website:
Are you a middle class woman in Mumbai?
Are you a typical middle class woman living in Mumbai who can you talk to us about what it is like to be a woman in India today? Do you have an opinion about how women
