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The Power of Women
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Notes and References
The Woman I Want to Be
- 1. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/diane_von_furstenberg_582602
- 2. Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/women-and-girls/revealed-devastating-impact-covid-19-women/
The Empowered Woman
- 1. 39 per cent of women vs. 37 per cent of men live in poverty in the UK; 15 per cent of women to 12 per cent of men in the USA. From the Women’s Budget Group and the Census Bureau respectively.
- 2. Office for National Statistics
- 3. The Power of Parity: Advancing women’s equality in the United Kingdom by Vivian Hunt, et al., McKinsey Global Institute Report, September 2016
Power Over Our Bodies
- 1. BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/modern/jmurray_01.shtml
- 2. World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/reports/gender-gap-2020-report-100-years-pay-equality
- 3. https://helloclue.com/articles/culture/what-was-it-like-to-get-your-period-in-ancient-greece
- 4. BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54685886
- 5. World Economic Forum: https://www.weforum.org/reports/gender-gap-2020-report-100-years-pay-equality
- 6. Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/05/the-taboo-around-menstruation-and-menopause-doesnt-only-hurt-women
- 7. Independent: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/women/jameela-jamil-airbrushing-illegal-photoshop-body-image-filters-women-feminism-a8663456.html
- 8. https://www.anorexiabulimiacare.org.uk/about/statistics
- 9. Government Equalitites Office: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/317739/TWO_FOR_THE_PRICE_OF_ONE.pdf
- 10. https://baaps.org.uk/about/news/1708/cosmetic_surgery_stats_number_of_surgeries_remains_stable_amid_calls_for_greater_regulation_of_quick_fix_solutions
- 11. Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/14/moment-that-changed-me-white-prettiness-racist-beauty
- 12. https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/XIfdHRAAAKbQ_FWB
- 13. Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/skin-lightening-creams-are-dangerous-yet-business-is-booming-can-the-trade-be-stopped
- 14. Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/23/skin-lightening-creams-are-dangerous-yet-business-is-booming-can-the-trade-be-stopped
- 15. Refinery29: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/what-is-cellulite-definition-fat-shaming-history
- 16. https://www.thecut.com/2016/11/the-irrational-history-of-hating-stretch-marks.html
- 17. https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/not-object-sexualization-and-exploitation-women-and-girls/30366
- 18. https://www.mediawatch.com/events/the-double-standard-of-aging/
Power Over Our Safety
- 1. Office for National Statistics: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwalesoverview/november2019
- 2. Office for National Statistics: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/domesticabuseduringthecoronaviruscovid19pandemicenglandandwales/november2020
- 3. Office for National Statistics: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/homicideinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2018#how-are-victims-and-suspects-related
- 4. BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56384600
- 5. Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sarah-everard-london-sadiq-khan-b1816089.html
- 6. UN Women UK: https://www.unwomenuk.org/safe-spaces-...
Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Note to Readers
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword: The Woman I Want to Be
- Introduction: The Empowered Woman
- Power Over Our Bodies
- Power Over Our Safety
- Power in the Media
- Power in the Workplace
- Power in Numbers
- The Power of Persuasion
- Afterword: The Power of Role Models
- Notes and References
- About the Publisher