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What the wheelie suitcase tells us about misogyny and innovation

What the wheelie suitcase tells us about misogyny and innovation

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet


What the wheelie suitcase tells us about misogyny and innovation

FromThere Are No Girls on the Internet

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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jul 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We have had the wheel for some 5,000 years. And we’ve had suitcases since the 19th century. But we didnt get wheels on suitcases until the 1970s. 
 
Swedish journalist Katrine Marçal explains what this tells us about gender, misogyny and how it's hurting all of us.
 
Check out Katrine's book Mother of Invention: How Good Ideas Get Ignored in an Economy Built for Men: https://www.katrinemarcal.com/books
Follow Katrine on Twitter:https://twitter.com/katrinemarcal
 
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Jul 19, 2022
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