How equal are men and women in the UK?
The gap between men and women in terms of pay, and representation in big companies is decreasing rapidly, but significant […]
data visualization, Sex and gender
Sex and gender
Media, Sex and gender
Media Representations of women
The media have historically under-represented women, something Tuchman referred to as ‘symbolic annihilation’; women have also been misrepresented through stereotyping and subject to the ‘male gaze’. However, in recent years representations of women are more common and more postive.
Media, Sex and gender, Sociology key terms
The U.K. now bans ads which reinforces gender stereotypes
In 2017 the Advertising Standards Authority published a report on gender stereotypes in advertising, prompted (among other things) by the
Contemporary Sociology, Sex and gender
Intersex Policing – the case of Caster Semenya
You’ll probably recognize Caster Semenya the female 400 meter runner with intersex traits who won the 800 meters in the
Beliefs in Society, Religion, Sex and gender
Why are there more women in the New Age Movement than men>?
Woodhead (2007) suggested women are more attracted to New Age Movements because they experience double alienation in the family…. they
Beliefs in Society, Religion, Sex and gender
Why are women more religious than men? Explanation one – traditional female social roles
Women tend to be more religious than men. Some sociologists have argued that traditional female roles explain why this is
Sex and gender
Good Sociology Movies: The Miseducation of Cameron Post
The Miseducation of Cameron Post is a soon to be released move that looks like it touches on a lot
Why do so few women work in Silicon Valley?
Women today make up less than a third of the work force in the largest technology companies. For example, only
Sex and gender
Saudi women behind the wheel… A genuine step towards female liberation?
On the 24th of June 2018, Saudi Arabia finally allowed women the freedom to drive, and more than 120 000
Families and Households, Sex and gender
Men enjoy 2 years more leisure time than women, over the course of a working life
Men are enjoying more leisure time than they did 15 years ago, while women have less. according to the latest