How female politicians have experienced and defied gender and sexual harassment. — “You set of sickening fools. Why don’t you drown yourselves out of the way?” These words were written on a postcard to British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst more than 100 years ago. The historical strive of women to enter democratic discourse and claim their rightful place on the political stage immediately…

How Female Stereotypes Harm our Representation of Women — Sexist advertisements portraying women and girls in degrading positions is a memory from the past left from the Mad Men era. Or so we might think. But truth be told, despite many improvements in female representation within the labour market, with more women holding top management and executive positions than…

Remembering to recognise our milestones in combatting sexual harassment, so that our fight continues with energy and passion. — “Basic differences between men and women in personal orientation to sexual behaviour explain the difference between men and women in attitudes towards sexual harassment” — Alison Konrad & Barbara Gutek This statement might feel wrong to you. Maybe because it outlines inherent behavioural differences based on sex and gender. Maybe…

False reporting as a mythical scare tactic overshadowing our real problem of sexual harassment. — In a recent U.S. survey, 55% of male respondents were more concerned about false reports on sexual harassment than the present discrepancies in the gender pay gap. This shows that the majority of concerns rather centre on false claims of harassment and/or abuse than towards women actually experiencing such degrading…