The Issue

Gender inequality needs to be solved

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Stand up for your rights 

No matter what your background, you deserve to be heard

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Whenever one person stands up and says 'wait a minute this is wrong,' it helps other people to do the same.

Gloria Steinem

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Tamon Tax

Sanitary items are still classed as a luxury, despite the fact that a period is not something that someone can control. How can cake be considered ‘not a luxury’ yet tampons and pads are deemed to be not necessary for a decent standard of living?

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End Gender Inequality

Men have the same emotions and thoughts as women. They are allowed to express these emotions, they don’t have to keep them bottled up inside. As a society, we need to stop the perception that men who cry are weak, as it takes more strength to admit when you need help.

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Feminism isn't about making women strong. Women are already strong. It's about changing the way the world perceives that strength.

G.D.Anderson

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It’s Time For Change

Over half of all tribunal cases in the UK are women reporting sexual harassment in the workplace. This needs to stop. It’s time to change the way society perceives women: they are not weak and they deserve to feel safe in their working environment. Take action when you see harassment

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Change the way you think

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Some of the greatest feminist icons we hope will inspire the future generations to continue the fight for gender inequality. The equal pay act was passed 40 years ago in Britain, yet there is still a pay gap between man and women. Problems like this need to be addressed and they form part of #TheIssue