by Christine Marlet | Oct 14, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education
As a young girl, I (Kortney) loved going to the grocery store so I could sit by the checkout stand and flip through the fashion and gossip magazines. Being young and impressionable, I thought these magazines were the ultimate compass to navigate life. As a teen, I started noticing more articles on sexual empowerment, including using pornography. These were my earliest experiences with the promotion of pornography, but not the last. During a high school sleepover, a group of my friends got into a discussion about porn. One girl stated that everyone watches it, and that it was a great way to show “self-love.”
by Christine Marlet | Oct 3, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Gender Equality
The Other Half have a new report on What Mums Want in the Early Years. 582 brilliant mums gave us clear and thoughtful stories that show how 21st Century motherhood has withered from the promise given. Today’s big policy offer to women is low cost childcare so mums can work more after a baby. But is that what they want? Polling suggests not. We wanted to know why, so we asked them.
by Christine Marlet | Sep 17, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Work-Life Balance/Integration
The boundary between professional and personal life has evolved over the years, giving rise to new trends. This is due to the rise of the hybrid work mode, which has more or less merged the two spheres. Yes, working on the sofa while the washing machine is running has become a habit for some. That’s why today we’re talking about work-life integration rather than work-life balance. Here’s how we decipher this phenomenon.
by Christine Marlet | Aug 29, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Work-Life Balance/Integration
On the one hand, since 2020, salaried employees have had wide access to telecommuting, and are enjoying the autonomy they’ve regained by deciding on their personal organization a few days a week.
On the other, freelancers, tired of the loneliness of independence, are seeking to group together in co-working facilities or in each other’s homes.
by Christine Marlet | Jul 22, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Gender Equality
By denying the gender-based differences in the way children learn, we are pathologizing and incapacitating boys in a way that will cause harm to them and society over the long term. This puts us in a cycle of misdiagnosing and overmedicating little boys. Educational leaders must take steps to reduce penalization for masculine behavior in school so that the gender disparity in education can begin to become rebalanced, and our boys can once again thrive academically, socially, and mentally.
by Christine Marlet | Jul 10, 2024 | All, Fatherhood-Motherhood-Children Education, Gender Equality, Work-Life Balance/Integration
This report is a collaboration between the economics think tank the Centre for Progressive Policy (CPP), the global movement Women in Data@ and the charity and campaigning organisation Pregnant Then Screwed (PTS). It explores the economic and health impacts of extending the statutory entitlement to paternity leave and pay, including through its impacts on gender equality in the labour market.
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