Seeing the title of today’s article, you may have thought to yourself “Sasha, this is sooo 2020” and I would have to agree with you, except, being the overachiever that I am, I just had to catch Covid during the time when all restrictions have been lifted. In fact, I didn’t even catch it myself – my parents gave it to me, to which I say: advocating the “sharing is caring” ideology is NOT a smart move in all situations.
This week’s topical cartoon, illustrated by Rachel Beazley
Masculinity is more common than mud in the working world. Not only are nearly 90% of CEOs and executive directors men, but women with ‘masculine’ traits and styles of work have been proven more likely to succeed in an environment otherwise dominated by men. Margaret Thatcher, for example, had professional voice coaching to lower her voice to a more ‘masculine’ level in order to seem more authoritative and respectable. This logic, unfortunately, carries through to work attire. The most common outfit worn by women in corporate environments usually involves a shirt and blazer, traditionally paired with a skirt, heels and makeup. While the latter components are becoming rarer as forcing traditional and inconvenient ‘femininity’ onto women is becoming less accepted, the classic collared blouse and jacket combination shows no sign of decline.
Have a flick through this week’s top stories, curated by Cara Hene
Unless you’ve been living under a rock with no Wi-Fi, you likely will have seen the discourse on TikTok or Twitter over whether there are more doors or wheels in the world… I have spent the past few days engaging in heated debates over this hugely controversial topic, arguing for ‘Team Wheels’. Having recently converted my brother (who used to be adamantly Team Doors – ew) into believing that there CLEARLY ARE MORE WHEELS THAN DOORS, I thought I would share my wisdom with Unconquered Peaks to convince more people that Team Wheels is vastly superior.
