So, when was the best time to be a British woman?

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We live longer, do better in education and make men feel like we’ve never had it so good – so why doesn’t it seem that way, asks [Sophie](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3NvcGhpZS13YWxrZXI_bGlkPXo1YzJhZXprYTEyYyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~)[Walker](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL3NvcGhpZS13YWxrZXI_bGlkPWE3ZTdkbDBhMWRmYSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~), who unpacks the facts from the fiction for International Women’s Day [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXdvbWVuLXMtZGF5LWZlbWluaXNtLWFuZHJldy10YXRlLWIyNTA3OTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPTE1ZzVjZXg1N250ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [So, when was the best time to be a British woman?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXdvbWVuLXMtZGF5LWZlbWluaXNtLWFuZHJldy10YXRlLWIyNTA3OTgwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWNtYml5NXpxZXhpZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) Too many men are refusing to listen to the learnings of feminism – just look at Andrew Tate’s following   ENTERTAINMENT [The women breaking down art’s final taboo: motherhood](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3dvbWVuLWFydGlzdHMtbW90aGVyaG9vZC1hY3RzLW9mLWNyZWF0aW9uLWV4aGliaXRpb24tYjI1MDc0MjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZXdlbHYwcHNiMjFkJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTAtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZekkeO1l_Rg5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Can you be a great artist and a mother? This is the question being posed by a new exhibition exploring art and motherhood. [Chloe Ashby](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0S_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2NobG9lLWFzaGJ5P2xpZD01bDFhNDl6c2Rzd3MmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UaGUgV2Vla2VuZCBFZGl0IChSZWdpc3RlcmVkIHVzZXIgdmVyc2lvbikgLSAxMC0wMy0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9NYXJrZXRpbmdXBXNwY2V1Qgpl6SR47WX9GDlzUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) talks to the stars of ‘Acts of Creation’ who are making work about the maternal gaze, showing parents that it’s not just about ‘doing it all’, you can ‘paint it all’ too... [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3dvbWVuLWFydGlzdHMtbW90aGVyaG9vZC1hY3RzLW9mLWNyZWF0aW9uLWV4aGliaXRpb24tYjI1MDc0MjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9bHc2N2RibzkyaTZoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTAtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZekkeO1l_Rg5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) [Love him or hate him, David Lean was ‘the Christopher Nolan of his day’](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0T8aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXJ0L2ZlYXR1cmVzL3dvbWVuLWFydGlzdHMtbW90aGVyaG9vZC1hY3RzLW9mLWNyZWF0aW9uLWV4aGliaXRpb24tYjI1MDc0MjQuaHRtbD9saWQ9NnphcDhzaDZ5NHpoJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTAtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZekkeO1l_Rg5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Paula Rego, ‘Untitled 2’, 1999, Courtesy Cristea Roberts Gallery   COMMENT [The government is on life support – will someone put it out of its misery?](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2J1c2luZXNzL2NvbW1lbnQvc2V4aXNtLWNpdHktbG9uZG9uLW9mZmljZS1oYXJhc3NtZW50LWdlbmRlci1wYXktZ2FwLWVxdWFsaXR5LWIyNTA5NDEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPXAwaTBjbnh4Y3Q3ZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) [Sexism and the City: we must do more to tackle it from the top down in business](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP4QNAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL25ld3MvYnVzaW5lc3MvY29tbWVudC9zZXhpc20tY2l0eS1sb25kb24tb2ZmaWNlLWhhcmFzc21lbnQtZ2VuZGVyLXBheS1nYXAtZXF1YWxpdHktYjI1MDk0MTAuaHRtbD9saWQ9Y3VrbWo5d3gxMXg3JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249VGhlIFdlZWtlbmQgRWRpdCAoUmVnaXN0ZXJlZCB1c2VyIHZlcnNpb24pIC0gMTAtMDMtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfTWFya2V0aW5nVwVzcGNldUIKZekkeO1l_Rg5c1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) Business, fresh from the reckoning of the #MeToo movement, claims to have changed. Let’s not kid ourselves, writes [Chris Blackhurst](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvYXV0aG9yL2NocmlzLWJsYWNraHVyc3Q_bGlkPTN3ZHIyanZzcm9hciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) – at best it’s still a boys’ club, and at worst, it’s a sector that continues to thrive on toxic misogyny and abuse [Read more](~/AAAHagA~/RgRnz_0kP4QIAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL2J1c2luZXNzL2NvbW1lbnQvc2V4aXNtLWNpdHktbG9uZG9uLW9mZmljZS1oYXJhc3NtZW50LWdlbmRlci1wYXktZ2FwLWVxdWFsaXR5LWIyNTA5NDEwLmh0bWw_bGlkPWQxNGlvYXF0d2ZybSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPVRoZSBXZWVrZW5kIEVkaXQgKFJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlciB2ZXJzaW9uKSAtIDEwLTAzLTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX01hcmtldGluZ1cFc3BjZXVCCmXpJHjtZf0YOXNSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) 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