International Womens Day 2021

Happy International Women’s Day, a day for celebrating, but ALSO a day to call to action the imbalance. To ask for not just a piece of the cake, but the whole damn thing. We make up 25 per cent of all national parliamentarians, In households with a child under 5 years, women do on average 78% more childcare than men, 7 in 10 requests for furlough were turned down for working mums, and when quoted on our creative and business achievements within the press, there was more of a focus on the ‘sounds made by women’. In articles “laughs”, “cries”, “giggles” and non-verbal reactions such as “smiles” or “grins” whereas men were met with words that ‘imply creative achievements and leadership roles’ – such as “directed”, “performed”, “designed”, as well as “managed” and “founded”. Engage, encourage and surround yourself with those that #choosetochallenge www.frankieturner.co.uk Food Styling: Lucy Ruth lucyruthfood.com