The University of Indiana studied “token” women – when women make up only 15% of the workforce or less – and discovered that factors including sexual harassment, a lack of support and social isolation contributed to irregular stress patterns that could have a negative impact on health. Women who work in male-dominated jobs have been found to have higher stress levels than those in jobs where there is a more equal split between sexes. As feminist blogger Louise Pennington told the Huffington Post: “By this logic, men are larger today because they don’t get to spend their time telling women what to do.” Toxic office syndrome But that’s true for either sex, not just women. There’s no denying that people are leading more sedentary lives thanks to the luxuries of modern living, and that running a vacuum cleaner over the carpet is a good way of burning calories (although it isn’t a substitute for proper exercise). Thanks to labour-saving devices, and, well, it being 2015 and not the 1950s, women are reportedly spending on average 20% less time on chores than they were 30 years ago – and it’s affecting our waistlines. Ladies, it’s time to unplug that washing machine and get the scrubbing board out because, according to researchers from Manchester University and Royal Holloway University, women are getting fat owing to a lack of housework. Photograph: Petrified Collection/Getty Images Hoovering your way thin is ‘a thing’ “This is called ‘hitting the nail on the head’,” tweeted Emma Watson, actor and HeForShe campaigner.Ĭlean the floor and feel the burn. “To only acknowledge feminism from a one sided view when the literal DEFINITION is the equality of the sexes is not feminism at all,” Blanchard’s lengthy post ends. Likewise with trans-women and Hispanic women.”īlanchard then went on to quote American academic Kimberlé Crenshaw, as if she were reciting lyrics from her favourite singer, Beyoncé. The way a black woman experiences sexism and inequality is different from the way a white woman experiences sexism and inequality. “‘White feminism’ forgets all about intersectional feminism. In three posts taking in race, intersectionality, police brutality and gender equality, she wrote: Rowan Blanchard, the 13-year-old Disney star of Girl Meets World, made waves across the internet this week when she took to Instagram to tackle the subject of “white feminism” for her 2.4m followers. But to be honest, I don’t think MTV did that on purpose.” I think there’s a way you speak to people with openness and love … I know you can make it seem like, Oh I just don’t understand because I’m a white pop star. “What I read sounded very Nicki Minaj, which, if you know Nicki Minaj is not too kind. There’s girls everywhere with this body type.’ Say: ‘This is the reason why I think it’s important to be nominated. “If you want to make it about race, there’s a way you could do that. Not to sound like a bitch, but that’s like, ‘Eh, I didn’t get my VMA.’ And it’s not anger like, ‘Guys, I’m frustrated about some things that are a bigger issue.’ You made it about you. But I don’t respect your statement because of the anger that came with it. If you do things with an open heart and you come at things with love, you would be heard and I would respect your statement. “People forget that the choices that they make and how they treat people in life affect you in a really big way. In an interview with that newspaper, Cyrus was asked about the “ the Nicki Minaj controversy” and replied:

The 22-year-old, dubbed this week by the New York Times as “a performing tongue with a woman attached” is prepping to host the MTV Video Music Awards this weekend.

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