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Type your country into the search box to find out how it ranks for gender equality. The figures are based on the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s annual Global Gender Gap report, which measures countries according to where women are more likely to be able to participate fully in political and economic life and enjoy the most equal access to education and healthcare.
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To produce the global gender gap index, the World Economic Forum analyses more than a dozen datasets relating to economic participation and opportunity, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment.

The rankings are compiled by calculating gender-based gaps in access to resources and opportunities within each country. This enables the index to compare rich and poor countries on an equal footing.
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This year's report is the 10th produced by the Forum and covers 145 countries.

Data on the gender wage gap is from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The figure for each country is the latest available and ranges from 2010-13.

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Type your country into the search box to find out how it ranks for gender equality. The figures are based on the World Economic Forum (WEF)'s annual Global Gender Gap report, which measures countries according to where women are more likely to be able to participate fully in political and economic life and enjoy the most equal access to education and healthcare.

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UK has one of worst records for gender equality at work – report 

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Britain has one of the worst records on gender equality at work, according to a new report that highlighted the high pay gap for working mothers.

Researchers ranked Britain 11th out of 18 countries - behind the US, France, Spain and Sweden - in a league table that took into account pay, board level representation and the gap between male and female employment, among other factors.

Andrew Chamberlain, chief economist of Glassdoor Economic Research, which compiled the report, said: "In the UK there are fewer women than men in the workplace. However, this gap is considerably narrower for those with a university education.

"By contrast, Sweden, Norway and Finland all have an almost equal balance of men and women in the labour market and can be a lesson for the UK."

He said working mothers were paying a high price in the UK, with the gender pay gap widening among this section of the workforce. "British working mothers are significantly worse off than those without family responsibilities, and this pressure will not help the UK address its workplace diversity issues," Chamberlain said.

While the gender pay gap for women in the UK with no children is slightly more than 7%, for those with at least one child it leaps to 21%. Working mothers fare better in the UK than in Ireland and Germany, but worse than in other countries including Spain and Italy.

Overall, Sweden was ranked first for gender equality, followed by Norway and Finland. Greece was ranked bottom, just ahead of Italy and Ireland.

On a brighter note for the UK, Britain had a higher proportion of female managers than other countries at 35%, putting it third on that measure behind only Sweden and Norway.

About 26% of UK board members at listed companies are women, compared with 36% in Norway at the top end of the scale and Estonia at the bottom with 8%, Glassdoor said.

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Britain has one of the worst records on gender equality at work, according to a new report that highlighted the high pay gap for working mothers. Researchers ranked Britain 11th out of 18 countries - behind the US, France, Spain and Sweden - in a league table that took into account pay, board level representation and the gap between male and female employment, among other factors.

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Males suffer gender discrimination, too!

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Males suffer gender discrimination, too!

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We often hear about women struggling to be taken seriously in male dominated professions, such as IT and construction - however, it's worth bearing in mind that 42% of Male Secretaries, Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants have also been subjected to inaccurate gender stereotypes in the workplace.

Male EAs and PAs from across the globe were asked about gender stereotyping in a survey for the Executive and Personal Assistants Association's 'Not just a girl's job' campaign.

The results of EPAA's survey showed that 42% of participants* had experienced negative comments from colleagues based on inaccurate gender stereotypes. The issues raised by survey participants ranged from colleagues questioning their ability to perform the role to a satisfactory standard because of their gender, to people making assumptions about their sexuality because of the outdated cultural stereotype of the EA/PA role being a 'feminine' career choice. This stereotype is one that EPAA are keen to address.

"At EPAA, we believe a better gender ratio will make for an enriched profession and our mission is simple" said Victoria Darragh, Chief Executive of the Executive and Personal Assistants Association. "We want to inspire boys and men to consider the profession as a credible career choice and remove some of the stereotypes associated with the roles under the administrative umbrella."

According to EA/PA industry statistics, the gender split within the profession is currently around 97% female vs. 3% male for the UK (quoted as 98% vs 2% globally), but there are signs of positive change within the industry. The survey results supported this, with over 51% of participants stating that they actively chose to work within the administrative profession despite the stereotypes associated with it, and a third of those questioned stating that they have worked within the field for over 12 years.

EPAA believes that these numbers could be boosted by greater acknowledgement of the achievements of Male EAs and PAs, helping to make them more visible as positive role models for young men considering a career in the industry.

One survey participant, Shirwyn Weber, an Executive Assistant from South Africa, clearly conveyed the attitude that EPAA are hoping to make commonplace through their 'Not just a girl's job' campaign:

'If you feel that you want to get into this career as a PA/EA, do it... It is the most challenging and fulfilling position ever. People will stereotype ever (sic) position out there. It's our time to show that we, as males, can be award-winning, industry leading assistants.'

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Males suffer gender discrimination, too! - HR News

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We often hear about women struggling to be taken seriously in male dominated professions, such as IT and construction - however, it's worth bearing in mind that 42% of Male Secretaries, Personal Assistants and Executive Assistants have also been subjected to inaccurate gender stereotypes in the workplace.

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Gender equality should be made a part of school curriculum: SC judge R Banumathi

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Gender equality should be made a part of school curriculum: SC judge R Banumathi

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Children should be taught to respect women the same way they respect men, the Supreme Court's lone woman judge R Banumathi has said while stressing that gender equality should be made a part of school curriculum.

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We have gathered 35 Extremely Sexist Ads and we think that you shouldn't miss them under any circumstances. First, I want to clarify the fact that I'm not a sexist; I believe in equal opportunities and rights for both women and men. And I'm not being politically correct. That's how I was raised.

For some of you these ads are horrible and shocking. Nonetheless, some might even consider them amusing. Well, I find them to be horrible, shocking and amusing - an explosive combination. Believe it or not, below you'll see some famous brands such as Volkswagen, Schlitz or Buick. The Volkswagen ad has a nostalgic feeling, as men seemed extremely reluctant so see women as their equals. "Sooner or later, your wife will drive home" - best expressed the feelings of the 1960s, an era of agitation and protest for women's rights.

In yet another unbelievable ad, someone was trying to sell a book called " Why You Should Beat Your Wife ". This seemed like a troll to me, until I found Chase & Sannborn ads'. Furthermore, these two ads were created at a distance of 30 years (!?) and they seemed identical. Shocking!

Nonetheless, if you think that sexist advertisement is a thing of the past, well Madison's Avenue pots ads will prove you wrong! And these were made only 3 years ago! Nevertheless, enjoy and if you will like this article, then please share it with your friends or community! Many thanks! Cheers!

P.S. You would probably like to see Ford as an Advertisement Legend - 61 Vintage Ads and How Apple's Marketing Revolution Began - 80 Vintage Ads.

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Eight O'Clock Coffee

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Why You Should Beat Your Wife

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NY Times : Trump Rescinds Rules on Bathrooms for Transgender Students

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There was mixed reaction nationwide to a Wednesday order by the new administration, ending an Obama-era policy that allowed transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponded to their gender identity. Credit Credit... Al Drago/The New York Times

WASHINGTON - President Trump on Wednesday rescinded protections for transgender students that had allowed them to use bathrooms corresponding with their gender identity, overruling his own education secretary and placing his administration firmly in the middle of the culture wars that many Republicans have tried to leave behind.

In a joint letter, the top civil rights officials from the Justice Department and the Education Department rejected the Obama administration's position that nondiscrimination laws require schools to allow transgender students to use the bathrooms of their choice.

That directive, they said, was improperly and arbitrarily devised, "without due regard for the primary role of the states and local school districts in establishing educational policy."

The question of how to address the "bathroom debate," as it has become known, opened a rift inside the Trump administration, pitting Education Secretary Betsy DeVos against Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Mr. Sessions, who had been expected to move quickly to roll back the civil rights expansions put in place under his Democratic predecessors, wanted to act decisively because of two pending court cases that could have upheld the protections and pushed the government into further litigation.

But Ms. DeVos initially resisted signing off and told Mr. Trump that she was uncomfortable because of the potential harm that rescinding the protections could cause transgender students, according to three Republicans with direct knowledge of the internal discussions.

Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, initially resisted signing off on the order and told President Trump that she was uncomfortable with it. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times

Mr. Sessions, who has opposed expanding gay, lesbian and transgender rights, pushed Ms. DeVos to relent. After getting nowhere, he took his objections to the White House because he could not go forward without her consent. Mr. Trump sided with his attorney general, the Republicans said, and told Ms. DeVos in a meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday that he wanted her to drop her opposition. And Ms. DeVos, faced with the alternative of resigning or defying the president, agreed to go along.

Ms. DeVos's unease was evident in a strongly worded statement she released on Wednesday night, in which she said she considered it a "moral obligation" for every school in America to protect all students from discrimination, bullying and harassment.

She said she had directed the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights to investigate all claims of such treatment "against those who are most vulnerable in our schools," but also argued that bathroom access was not a federal matter.

Gay rights supporters made their displeasure clear. Outside the White House, several hundred people protested the decision, chanting, "No hate, no fear, trans students are welcome here."

Individual schools will remain free to let transgender students use the bathrooms with which they are most comfortable. And the effect of the administration's decision will not be immediate because a federal court had already issued a nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the Obama order.

The dispute highlighted the degree to which transgender rights issues, which Mr. Trump expressed sympathy for during the campaign, continue to split Republicans, even as many in the party argue that it is time to move away from social issues and focus more on bread-and-butter pocketbook concerns.

Within the administration, it also threatened to become another distraction for Mr. Trump after a tumultuous first month in office. And it showed how Mr. Trump, who has taken a more permissive stance on gay rights and same-sex marriage than many of his fellow Republicans, is bowing to pressure from the religious right and contradicting his own personal views.

Social conservatives, one of Mr. Trump's most loyal constituencies, applauded him for honoring a pledge he had made to them during the campaign. They had argued that former President Barack Obama's policy would allow potential sexual predators access to bathrooms and create an unsafe environment for children.

"The federal government has absolutely no right to strip parents and local schools of their rights to provide a safe learning environment for children," said Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.

But supporters of transgender rights said the Trump administration was acting recklessly and cruelly. "The consequences of this decision will no doubt be heartbreaking," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign. "This isn't a states' rights issue; it's a civil rights issue."

Bathroom access emerged as a major and divisive issue last March when North Carolina passed a bill barring transgender people from using bathrooms that do not match the sex on their birth certificate. It was part of a broader bill eliminating anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people.

Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues became a point of attack for opponents of Ms. DeVos's nomination last month, as Democrats questioned her about the extensive financial support that some of her relatives - part of her wealthy and politically active Michigan family - had provided to anti-gay causes. Ms. DeVos distanced herself from her relatives on the issue, saying their political activities did not represent her views.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed the administration to rescind the Obama-era policy. Credit... Al Drago/The New York Times

While Wednesday's order significantly rolls back transgender protections, it does include language stating that schools must protect transgender students from bullying, a provision Ms. DeVos asked for, one person with direct knowledge of the process said.

"All schools must ensure that students, including L.G.B.T. students, are able to learn and thrive in a safe environment," the letter said, echoing Ms. DeVos's comments at her confirmation hearing but not expressly using the word transgender. Ms. DeVos, who has been quietly supportive of gay rights for years, was said to have voiced her concern about the high rates of suicide among transgender students. In one 2016 study by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, for instance, 30 percent reported a history of at least one suicide attempt.

Mr. Trump appears to have been swayed by conservatives in his administration who reminded him that he had promised during the campaign to leave the question of bathroom use to the states.

But he had given conflicting signals on the issue, and on gay rights more broadly. He said last April, for instance, that he supported the right of transgender people to "use the bathroom they feel is appropriate," and added that Caitlyn Jenner, perhaps the most famous transgender person in the country, could use whichever bathroom at Trump Tower she wanted. He has also called the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage settled law. "And I'm fine with that," he told CBS News after the November election.

Despite his personal views, Mr. Trump's decisions in office have been consistently conservative on social issues. And he has shown considerable deference to the religious right, naming many religious conservatives to top cabinet posts and pledging to fight for religious freedom protections and restrictions on abortion.

The Justice Department is eager to move quickly in laying out its legal position on transgender policy, to avoid confusion in cases moving through the courts.

The dispute has underscored the influence that Mr. Sessions, an early and ardent supporter of Mr. Trump, is likely to exercise over domestic policy. As someone who has a long record of opposing efforts to broaden federal protections on a range of matters under his purview - immigration, voting rights and gay rights, for example - he has moved quickly to set the Justice Department on a strikingly different course than his predecessors in the Obama administration.

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U.N. Women's Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson gives a speech at an event focusing on gender inequality.

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Only 1% of fathers have taken advantage of shared parental leave

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Only 1% of fathers have taken advantage of shared parental leave

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Gender pay gap: women earn £300,000 less than men over working life

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Gender pay gap: women earn £300,000 less than men over working life

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Analysis finds gap of £5,732 or 24% in average annual salaries in UK, prompting calls for more to be done to tackle problem

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LA school gets gender-neutral toilet after determined campaign

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LA school gets gender-neutral toilet after determined campaign

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LA school gets gender-neutral toilet after determined campaign

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Cannes faces backlash after women reportedly barred from film screening for not wearing high heels

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The red carpet at the Cannes film festival is an elysium of old-fashioned glitz and glamour, but the festival faced controversy on Tuesday after it emerged that it takes the odd bout of tyrannical fashion policing to keep it that way.

A group of women in their 50s were turned away from the gala screening of Todd Haynes's Carol for allegedly not wearing high-heeled shoes, according to industry newspaper Screen Daily. The women, some of whom had medical conditions, were apparently barred entry for wearing rhinestone flats.

The festival is facing a backlash from film fans protesting against what many perceive as a sexist dress-code policy, even though Cannes's director, Thierry Frémaux, has denied that high heels are obligatory. "The rumour saying the festival insists on high heels for women on the red carpet is unfounded," he said in response to critics on Twitter.

Among those joining the backlash was actor Emily Blunt, who was due to walk the red carpet on Tuesday night in support of her new film, the FBI drama Sicario.

Rachel Weisz at the premiere of The Lobster. Photograph: George Pimentel/WireImage

"Everyone should wear flats, to be honest. We shouldn't wear high heels," said Blunt, when asked about the controversy at the Sicario press conference. "That's very disappointing, just when you kind of think there are these new waves of equality."

Sicario director Denis Villeneuve joked that he and Blunt's co-stars, Benicio del Toro and Josh Brolin, would wear high heels to the premiere in solidarity. Del Toro then mimed wobbling along the red carpet from his seat. However, Villeneuve and his actors wore men's shoes when they appeared on the red carpet before the early evening premiere.

Also critical of the dress code was Asif Kapadia, director of the Amy Winehouse documentary, Amy, which premiered in Cannes last week. Kapadia tweeted that his wife had initially been denied entry to the screening because of her footwear, but was eventually allowed in.

It has also been reported that a film producer who has had part of her left foot amputated has also been stopped for not wearing high heel shoes. Valeria Richter told the Telegraph she had been reprimanded on the red carpet for her footwear, despite missing her big toe and part of her foot. She said she had been stopped four times by officials at the premiere for The Sea of Trees, but had eventually been allowed to proceed. Richter said: "We put on the dress and make an effort to be formal and festive, but to demand heels is not right."

Cannes's red-carpet screenings are by invitation only. The official dress code is explained to guests after they collect a ticket for their film. Published guidelines are hard to come by, but it is generally understood that men must wear black tie with black shoes and women must be elegantly dressed with smart footwear. Festival staff questioned by the Guardian seemed unclear as to whether high heels are obligatory at red-carpet screenings or not.

Gender equality has been a key theme in many of the films in year's festival selection. Ironically, Carol, the film to which the flat-wearing guests were allegedly denied entry, is perhaps the film in competition at Cannes with the strongest feminist message. Based on the book by Patricia Highsmith ( herself an avid fan of loafers), it tells the story of a young shop assistant, played by Rooney Mara, who embarks on an affair with a married older woman.

Outside the Palais, 20-year-old Tami was one of many film fans hopeful of being given a spare ticket to the Tuesday-night premiere by a charitable delegate. She was carrying her high heels in a plastic bag.

"It says on your ticket that you have to be smartly dressed," she said. "For women that means high heels. I wish we didn't have to. They're uncomfortable."

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Receptionist 'sent home from PwC for not wearing high heels'

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A receptionist claims she was sent home from work at a corporate finance company after refusing to wear high heels.

Nicola Thorp, 27, from Hackney in east London, arrived on her first day at PwC in December in flat shoes but says she was told she had to wear shoes with a "2in to 4in heel".

Thorp, who was employed as a temporary worker by PwC's outsourced reception firm Portico, said she was laughed at when she said the demand was discriminatory and sent home without pay after refusing to go out and buy a pair of heels.

Portico said it set the uniform rules for staff but would review its guidelines, the BBC reported.

Thorp told BBC Radio London: "I said, 'If you can give me a reason as to why wearing flats would impair me to do my job today, then fair enough', but they couldn't. I was expected to do a nine-hour shift on my feet escorting clients to meeting rooms. I said I just won't be able to do that in heels."

Thorp said after speaking to friends and posting about the incident on her Facebook account she realised that other women had been in similar positions. She has since launched a petition calling for the law to be changed so companies can no longer force women to wear high heels to work. It has so far received more than 11,000 signatures.

"I was a bit scared about speaking up about it in case there was a negative backlash," she said. "But I realised I needed to put a voice to this as it is a much bigger issue.

"I don't hold anything against the company necessarily, because they are acting within their rights as employers to have a formal dress code, and, as it stands, part of that for a woman is to wear high heels. I think dress codes should reflect society and nowadays women can be smart and wear flat shoes.

"Apart from the debilitating factor, it's the sexism issue. I think companies shouldn't be forcing that on their female employees."

A Portico spokesman said: "In line with industry standard practice, we have personal appearance guidelines across many of our corporate locations. These policies ensure staff are dressed consistently and include recommendations for appropriate style of footwear for the role.

"We have taken on board the comments regarding footwear and will be reviewing our guidelines in consultation with our clients and team members."

A PwC spokesman said: "PwC outsources its front of house and reception services to a third-party supplier. We first became aware of this matter on 10 May, some five months after the issue arose. The dress code referenced in the article is not a PwC policy."

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A receptionist claims she was sent home from work at a corporate finance company after refusing to wear high heels. Nicola Thorp, 27, from Hackney in east London, arrived on her first day at PwC in December in flat shoes but says she was told she had to wear shoes with a "2in to 4in heel".

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Daniel Radcliffe on film's gender pay gap: 'How can this still be happening?

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Daniel Radcliffe has spoken of his shock and outrage at the lack of parity between the pay packets of male and female stars in Hollywood.

"It is nuts to me," he told the Australian Daily Telegraph, saying that he was thankful the debate had been reawakened last year, "because I had just fucking naively thought this was not an issue any more. Because how can this still be happening?"

Radcliffe added: "It's crazy. It is definitely the time for our industry to step up. Especially if we want to pride ourselves on being a liberal, progressive industry then you can't be doing that."

The actor, whose farting corpse drama Swiss Army Man was one of the buzziest films out of this year's Sundance film festival, said he found the revelations that Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Adams were paid less than their male co-stars in American Hustle "shocking".

"The thing I can't help but think is: 'Who? Who's doing that? What guy is sitting in a studio somewhere thinking, 'Let's fuck the girls out of some money?'"

Radcliffe went on to say that he felt one of the key issues behind such inequality was the dearth of substantial roles for women, but that he had perceived positive changes over the last year.

"I just did a film with Toni Collette," he said, "and she's fucking bad-ass in this film, and it's a fucking awesome role."

The actor drew a comparison between Collette's role in forthcoming thriller Imperium - about an undercover FBI agent trying to disrupt terrorist efforts to make a dirty bomb - and that of Charlize Theron in George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road; a film whose prescience Radcliffe praised.

"I feel like that was made long before a lot of this stuff was talked about. Its release was very timely, but it was made long before this was a hot topic.

"It's very cool, and I feel like there's such a wealth of amazing actresses in the world right now and we've got to start writing better parts for them and paying them equally."

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Daniel Radcliffe has spoken of his shock and outrage at the lack of parity between the pay packets of male and female stars in Hollywood. "It is nuts to me," he told the Australian Daily Telegraph, saying that he was thankful the debate had been reawakened last year, "because I had just fucking naively thought this was not an issue any more.

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Neuroscientist Prof Gina Rippon claims male and female brains only differ because of the relentless ‘drip, drip, drip’ of gender stereotyping

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ALL generalisations are subject to exceptions. And none more so than the one about the great difference between the way men and women run things.

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Ian McNicholl leans forward and lifts up the sleeve of his T-shirt. "You can see the diamond of an iron there," he says. And there it is, stark lines branded into his broad upper right arm. He has a matching one between his shoulder blades, along with deep scarred grooves along his face. His eyes are sunken in his skull and he walks with a severe limp.

In the past McNicholl was often mistaken for Chelsea captain John Terry. "I'd be asked for my autograph," he says, "but I now know I look nothing like him. I've had my septum replaced. I've got to have reconstructive surgery on my cheekbones. I need skin grafts."

Five years ago McNicholl, 47, met Michelle Williamson on a station

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I love being a housewife and that doesn’t make me any less of a feminist

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t occurred to me as I was unloading the dishwasher, flipping fish fingers under the grill, and placating my son with an episode of Thomas the Tank Engine while he beat his tiny toddler fists upon the high chair in a Mariah-sized fit of pique. I'm happy. I enjoy being the boss of this boring scene of domesticity. Forgive me Betty Friedan, but I love being a housewife.

Although, ugh, that word. We need a new name for this most superheroic of responsibilities, which like all work done by superheroes tends to be carried out in secret, unacknowledged by government and society alike. How about homechief, nesthead, or CEO of the hearth? More than 50 years on from Friedan's revolutionary Feminine Mystique, which raged against the "life-restricting, future-denying" lot of the housewife, it is a term no feminist can love.

My take used to be the one espoused by Ann Oakley, the British feminist and author of 70s text Housewife: "Housework is work directly opposed to the possibility of human self-actualisation." And yet here I am, a feminist homechief in her mid-30s. To further complicate matters, I'm married not to a husband but civilly partnered to a woman who brings home the bacon and does the dishes after I've cooked every night.

How did this happen? (Not the dishes bit - the experience of living with both sexes tells me this is probably because she's a woman.) How did I go from being a full-time member of the workforce who did the housework in a half-arsed 30 minutes on a hungover Sunday, to this? To an unpaid, undervalued, yet curiously contented "human woman", to borrow a Tina Fey-ism, who gets off on pillow plumping and knows where the vacuum bags are kept.

When I had a baby everything changed, from my body to my bank account - but not my values

It both was and wasn't a choice, as so many women's so-called freedoms turn out to be. Eighteen months ago I had a baby and everything changed, from my body to my bank account. Everything, that is, except my values. I was a feminist woman: I became a feminist mother (and, amazingly, still a woman). I took a year's maternity leave and when we realised the cost of childcare was as beyond us as sending the baby to the moon I took voluntary redundancy. I didn't want to leave my son. I hoped that no matter how dull, frustrating, and lonely life might get, I wouldn't regret it. We decided to live off my partner's wage. I decided to become a housewife.

What I didn't expect was to love it so much. To get satisfaction from a job that impresses no one despite incorporating every skill known to humanity. You may wonder what's to love about work that gives me two hours off a day (until the night shift begins), yet the 2014 UK national wellbeing index revealed that mothers who stay at home have a stronger sense that their lives are "worthwhile" than the rest of society. Even so, fewer of us are doing it, either out of choice or necessity. Being a housewife is now seen as a frippery of the rich or an inevitable consequence of the drudgery of poverty. Only 2.04 million women in Britain are "looking after family or home", marking a fall of almost a million since records began two decades ago. One in three mothers is now the primary breadwinner for her family. And my guess is she's the primary housekeeper too.

There is no quantifying the joy of being with my son, even when it sucks monumentally. The slowness, sweet victories, and repetitive rhythms that make each day feel like an episode of In the Night Garden. The outsider mentality you must grow like an armour if you are to survive becoming an invisible part of society. Even the boredom has its charm, like the cosy feeling one gets watching a favourite film for the hundredth time.

I say this knowing how lucky I am to be a housewife in 2015 as opposed to 1955. Would I be enjoying it so much without washing machines, dishwashers, supermarkets or disposable nappies? Definitely not. My love of the job has nothing to do with a nostalgia for a past in which, for a start, my lifestyle was inconceivable, and women were going silently mad in their impeccably dusted homes. I can enjoy being a homechief without a supply of Valium precisely because I know it doesn't have to be for ever.

Not that it's a comfortable position. To decide to be a housewife does feel like you're doing your grubby bit to uphold the gender roles upon which the patriarchy is founded. Choosing playroom over boardroom. Abandoning office for hearth. And even though my partner is a woman, we do find ourselves falling into traditional "male" and female roles. I do the cooking, she takes the bins down. She sees the world, I watch it go by from the window, or rather from the screen of my smartphone.

Two thirds of household chores are still done by women and that doesn't even include childcare. We live in a society obsessed with the acquisition of houses yet we refuse to admit who is maintaining them. Cleaning has become a dirty secret.

There should be no shame in saying it gives me pleasure to take care of my family and home. It doesn't make me less ambitious, intelligent, or less of a feminist. It doesn't mean I don't want to smash the system or see more women in top jobs. So it's time to come out of the irritatingly tidy closet and say it. I'm a feminist nesthead and I'm proud.

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I love being a housewife and that doesn't make me any less of a feminist | Chitra Ramaswamy

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