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The
sexual abuse scandal currently embroiling media mogul
Harvey Weinstein has stunned the United States, with
Hollywood and the fashion
industry declaring that “this way of
treating women ends now.”As an Argentinean woman who studies
gender in the media, I find it hard to be surprised by Weinstein’s misdeeds.
Machismo remains deeply
ingrained in Latin American society, yes,
but even female political leaders in supposedly gender-equal paradises like
Holland and Sweden have told me that they are criticized
more in the press and held to a higher standard than
their male counterparts.
However,
there are some positive moves being made to change the current mindset. Even
before it was forced to reckon with allegations that Harvey
Weinstein had also harassed women in London, the
United Kingdom was making political progress on the issue of women’s portrayal
in the media. In July, the United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards
Authority announced that the U.K. will soon prohibit commercials that promote gender
stereotypes.“While advertising is only one of many factors that contribute to
unequal gender outcomes,” its press release stated, “tougher advertising
standards can play an important role in tackling inequalities and improving
outcomes for individuals, the economy and society as a whole.”As of 2018, the
agency says, advertisements in which women are shown as solely responsible for
household cleaning or men appear useless around kitchen appliances and unable
to handle taking care of their children and dependents will not pass muster in
the U.K. Commercials that differentiate
between girls’ and boys’ toys based on gender stereotypes will be banned as well.
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Burglars broke into a family home in
Melbourne, Australia on the morning of 6th November. They wanted
to get away with
as much as they could and, as well as an iPad, a laptop and some jewelry, they also made off with Sasha, an eight- week –old Labrador puppy. Sasha’s
disappearance was reported to the police
by her owners who were devastated by the loss and this was especially true for Maia,
Sasha’s devoted four –year- old human
“sibling”. This is why the police in Victoria did all they
could to get the pet back; they posted photos on social media and even got the national press involved. The burglars saw the photos of the pup that
had gone viral and, remorse moved them
to give the dog back to the family. The family had previously given a
series of interviews in which
they explained that they
had only had the dog for a week prior to
the burglary and that her poor health meant that her return
to the family was a matter of
urgency.
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