MAKE SEXISM UNCOOL

Imagine you own a factory that employs 100 people, all of whom do the same work. When you hire staff, you measure their ears because those with big ears earn more than those with small ones. It’s beyond unconstitutional; it’s ridiculous, isn’t it? Now, imagine that, instead of ear size, you use skin colour to determine salary level – you’d have a riot on your hands. So why is it permissible to pay women less than men?

As another Women’s Month draws to a close, we lament the slow progress we are making in the fight for gender equality. We lament the plague of gender-based violence, and the fact that so many women