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		<title>Introduction</title>
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			<title>IHAVEANAMEitsnotgirl says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37841</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Boy in class uses 'You have the brain of a woman' to insult his friend and then proceeds to call every woman in the room 'girl' even if he knows their names! Constant sexism even by 14 year olds.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>IHAVEANAMEitsnotgirl</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Deepa, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37840</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Female doctors are considered "suitable" for internal medicine and their male counterparts for surgery]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Deepa, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:22:42 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jo, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37839</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Big men are "athletic", big women are "fat chicks".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jo, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37838</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Walking along carrying a bag with flowers sticking out, I get "ARE THOSE FOR ME, LOVE?!" from a car (at this time aged 15)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>I, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sally, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37837</link>
			<description><![CDATA[BBC Breakfast asking fired apprentice candidate how she manages to work & have 3 children]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sally, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:20:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Lejla, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37836</link>
			<description><![CDATA["If a man speaks his mind he's a man. If a woman speaks her mind she's a bitch." Bette Davis]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lejla, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:19:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Bálint says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37834</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I have a confession to make: I wasn't a good feminist today. I was on the tram and spotted an incident where a young kid, about 5-6 years old, was poking the ass of a young woman facing the other way - and his daddy was subtly encouraging him by smiling and laughing at the runt! Completely coincidentally, I happened to be thinking about chivalry and how it is horribly sexist at that moment, so - being a man myself - I decided to just observe at first, thinking: "I should let her stand up for herself at first and only intervene if that doesn't work out well. If I stepped in now, that would be so patronising!" Well, she said nothing at first and only weakly protested after a few more pokes. At that point, I decided I'd step in the next time he did it, but that was when the kid and his family got off the tram, rendering this specific issue moot. Well, everyone is smarter afterwards, so I quickly figured out that staying silent was a bad idea, regardless of my sex, but there was nothing I could do at that point except to vow "Next time...". Men and women, I post this here as a cautionary tale. If you ever get into a situation like mine, don't hesitate to intervene if necessary. It doesn't matter what people think of you, most people are idiots anyway. The only thing that matters is whether you are right or not.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Bálint</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Aviva says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37833</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Saw a meme on Facebook that said "When a woman gets married, her breasts become private property." What in the ever-loving fuck?! A woman's body has always been private property, specifically, her own!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Aviva</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:25:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>J says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37832</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Had a fight with my mum once during my teen years, and when I went down to get some milk I bought her her favourite chocolate as a peace offering. Man behind me in the queue says "Don't buy that, you'll get fat." I was underweight! I was rather abrupt but replied "It's for my mum." "Don't you worry that she'll get fat?" Um...]]></description>
			<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ilex says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37831</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Read a letter to an advice columnist this week where a mother asked how to get her 6-year-old son to stop being "effeminate." It ticked me off on so many levels! First it puts a straitjacket on how boys are allowed to be; then it uses femaleness/femininity as a slur. Can't we just appreciate people for who they are? And why do we have to genderize things this way?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ilex</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>J says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37830</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Guy at a train station touched my new tattoo to get my attention. HANDS. OFF. Not only am I an autonomous being who has a personal space bubble, that was also fucking sore!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>J</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:16:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>X says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37829</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Being asked by a male relative at 14 if I'd lost weight. I was so surprised by the question since I'd never in my life before considered myself anything but skinny. I don't know what weight I'd supposedly lost since I was still growing and thus gaining weight and had never even considered dieting before. In fact, that very morning, I had been berated by my dad for eating a whole bag of chips. When in the car later, I expressed my confusion, saying that, if anything, I've probably put on like a stone since the last time he saw me, of course I was referring to the natural weight added by height and muscle (I was pretty athletic with a high metabolism), but my dad replied, "well I'm not surprised you've gained a stone what with how greedy you are." When I was about 12 or so, my dad had also asked me if my backside was itchy when I complained about being hungry. I just answered, "no", having no idea what he was on about. My mom walked past and told him that I didn't have worms. Again, when I was 11, he'd asked if I was trying to "fatten [myself] up" when I got a second helping of mashed potato at dinner. I was a really skinny kid! Often I heard him asking my mom if I really should be having [insert second helping, snack etc.]. She'd reply, "she's okay". Sometimes he'd ask me if I really needed whatever I was eating and I'd say "yeah, why not?" He'd reply, "well.." with a sort of inhalation(I can't describe it, it wasn't sarcastic, but more of an implied "well I'm not gonna stop you, but I wouldn't if I were you"). Again, wasn't fat and people often commented on my cheekbones. In the depths of glandular fever, when even swallowing water was effort, my dad thought it a compliment to tell my about how I looked so much better and grown up after "this episode" this episode being going totally without any calories for about 2 weeks and beginning to look emaciated. Relatives also decided to join in, calling me " lovely and svelte". I'd gone from 9 stone to about 7 and a half and lost a fair bit of muscle. Female relatives and family friends made envious comments, such as "you don't put on any weight, do you?" No, people, I'm 16 and recovering from a pretty horrible sickness, nothing to do with weight management. I put the weight back on and hit 17 at 5'4, weighing in at 9 and a half stone. By then all the comments directed at me, plus all the general positive comments about slender (read: underweight) women from my close male relatives whose opinion must've mattered to me caused me to begin starving myself. Without going into the details, I'm basically very unhealthy now, I skip meals if no one's around to make sure I eat them, go for long, pointless walks, just to be in calorie deficit and sometimes induce vomiting if I feel like I've had too much to eat. Now I look unhealthy and was complimented until recently when my dad took a good look at me and said, "you know, you'd look a lot better if you put on a few pounds." Really? Well I guess I exist just to look good for you, then? All my life I've been reinforced with this thin=beautiful image from male relatives and it's caused my to damage my previously good health, not to mention my self-esteem and even now, it hasn't worked because I've gone too far. I watch my younger brother living his life, knowing that he's never going to have to go to a family event and have people comment on his weight and probably not his appearance for that matter. This isn't fair. Probably people don't even realise this as sexism, but in a way, I think it counts.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>X</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Valerie says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37828</link>
			<description><![CDATA[At my weekly exercise class, we were doing a move that required you to lay down on the yoga mat and repeatedly lift your torso and legs off the ground, to make an arch shape. That position hurt, so I said "This move puts a lot of painful pressure on my pelvic bone, is that happening to anyone else?" All the other women in the class started giving me hell for being thin and the instructor refused to melp me and laughed along with these "hilarious jokes". It's only the women in this class that belittle me for being thin. When I told the instructor that her class helped me lose 12 pounds, she rolled her eyes at me. I was a size 6, now I'm a size 4, so in these womens' eyes, I'm worth a little less consideration now. You all should be warned that if you're thin, you're not a good enough woman. It's bad enough when men make us feel bad about our bodies, shouldn't we all know as women how bad this feels and not do it to each other??]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Valerie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>L says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37827</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Just to preface, since discovering this site a couple of months ago I have been both facinated and deeply saddened by the widespead (and casually accepted) nature of sexism (to men as well as women). I guess I've been very lucky to not have experienced much of what others have described, although reading other people's stories has made me more aware of subtle comments and gestures that I'd have previously missed - over-friendly middle aged guy at the bar when I ordered food at a Wetherspoon's pub. I've not really had anything noteworthy to comment on... until now. I'm female, early 20s and work in a museum. One of it's exhibitions refers to migration and has a (children's) hands-on activity of a suitcase and 10 everyday items and asks which three you'd pack if you needed to leave your home in a hurry. I was tidying this activity (removing the book, teddy, shirt, saucepan, etc. from the suitcase for the next visitor to use) when an older gentleman (accompanied by his wife) walked up behind me and joked "You'll need to pack that saucepan" [I was puzzled, and assumed he meant I'd be doing the cooking cos I'm a woman, but wait for it...] "You know, to hit a guy over the head to get a husband". I honestly didn't know whether to laugh. 1) What kind of caveman-cliche is that? Not how most people date in the 21st century. 2) Am I so unattractive that I need to brain a guy to make him go out with me? 3) What makes him think I/women need husbands? I debated if it was worth saying something, and for better or worse I replied "Ah, but what if women don't want to get married, or are not sexually inclined towards men?" He looked a bit surprised and laughed it off but gave no answer. I excused myself and walked away. Ten minutes later I saw him again. He recognised me and greeted me with the words "Damn, I forgot to bring the saucepan!" [mimed bashing me on the head] Not cool! Humans shouldn't need to be violent in relationships. I pity his wife. And well done for (subconciously) condoning domestic violence: an average of 2 women a week die due to DV, possibly after being hit with a make-shift weapon like a saucepan. Apologies for the long post, and perhaps it's a mountain out of a molehill but I just found it quite disturbing.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>L</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 15:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Becca says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37826</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Butchers I pass every day has a sign 'Come on girls don't stand there looking, get it home, get it cooking.' Tempted to kick it over.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Becca</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Alicia says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37824</link>
			<description><![CDATA[4 blocks, 5 cat calls including "Hey Blondie" "ohh my my, I love you baby" and "where you going with that ass?" actually, I'm on my way to teach your kids.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alicia</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 14:37:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Alice says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37822</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In 6th form: Year 8 boy muttered "bitch" each time I passed him. Year-mate chased me with mistletoe, barred my way for "a hug" or "a kiss", and frequently tried to engage me in conversation when I was busy. I wanted to kick or punch the guy - but didn't want to be the aggressor. Other guys copied or helped him - I even had a girl suggest that I was stringing him along. After 18 months, I reported them for bullying - I just wish I'd done it sooner. I'd had too many people saying that I should be "flattered".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alice</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:52:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Rebecca, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37821</link>
			<description><![CDATA[21yr old boy just told me how to plug my phone into the mixer. I'm 33. With my own radio show. I've been djing for 10 yrs.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Rebecca, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37821</guid>
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			<title>Carmen, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37820</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pretty sure the new Star Trek trailer didn't have any women speaking in it and the main shot of a woman was in her underwear.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Carmen, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:47:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Beth, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37819</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Walking down rd in Brixton.some guy in a BMW offers me lift.say no.follows me down rd persistent.say NO GO AWAY. He's just found me again and said 'don't want to see you dressed like that walking on your own' has he any clue HE'S scary?!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Beth, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37819</guid>
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			<title>Fran, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37816</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Strangers saying: "you're hot...for a girl in a wheelchair' Wrong on *so* many levels.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Fran, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37816</guid>
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			<title>J, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37815</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Joined a queue for a night club and got told I was fit and when I ignored them got told I was lesbian with small tits anyway.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>J, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37815</guid>
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			<title>Olly, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37814</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When I deleted a sexually explicit comment from a guy on my FB status, he sent me abusive messages saying how terrible I am.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Olly, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37814</guid>
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			<title>Lesley, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37813</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Cocktail barman in Birmingham told me the cocktail I'd ordered wasn't suitable for a woman (whisky, coffee).]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lesley, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37813</guid>
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			<title>Sarah, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37812</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hubby's colleague asks if hubby has bought me new dress for a wedding. Is appalled/snorts when I say I buy my own dresses.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sarah, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37812</guid>
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			<title>S says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37811</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Male teacher coming up to female colleagues and saying, "If I have ever dismissed or minimised the inappropriateness of having a student stare at your breasts, I am SO sorry. Really, really sorry." He'd just had a female student stare at his crotch for an entire morning session.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>S</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>F, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37810</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Why suddenly am I meant to worry about my armpits being beautiful too? There's not a bit of me that doesn't have a societal beauty standard to meet or a host of products to improve it.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>F, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37810</guid>
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			<title>Nudrrat, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37809</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Pakistani tv shows: girl expected to suffer for greater good of family, husband has affair,wife submits to fate,forgives him.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Nudrrat, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37809</guid>
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			<title>Melissa, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37808</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Walking home at night and having fraternity guys yell at you as they pass by on their car.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Melissa, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37808</guid>
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			<title>G says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37807</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my fiance and I are running late for a party and decide to hail a taxi. I put my arm out to hail a passing on our side of the road( empty and with yellow light on) and it drives right on by. My fiance hails a taxi on the opposite side of the road and it stops and pulls over to us immediately. Apparently I was invisible.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>G</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>V, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37806</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was just called a skank (in front of my child and partner) because we made it to checkout before the bloke behind us.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>V, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37806</guid>
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			<title>David, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37805</link>
			<description><![CDATA['Yeah, that's nice, asshole' to loud kissing noise @ passing women dude; he's nonplussed.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>David, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37805</guid>
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			<title>Maddie, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37804</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Jeered at 3x on 1 street. I make no apology for wearing shorts. The sun is hot & I did not think my legs would offend you.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Maddie, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37804</guid>
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			<title>Gillian, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37803</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When Hillary was running for President a woman being interviewed down South said she needs to stay in the kitchen. Unreal.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gillian, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37803</guid>
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			<title>Joshua, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37802</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Have been called gay by men AND women for being well spoken, and enjoying hobbies that are considered "feminine".]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Joshua, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:02:08 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37802</guid>
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			<title>Jasmine, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37801</link>
			<description><![CDATA[An old man offered to lay on me...pretty tame day at work so far.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jasmine, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Nicky, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37800</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Waiter refused to present me with the bill at a meal I'd organised for 14 friends because I was a woman.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Nicky, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ayesha, Via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37799</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Anyways, I was all dancing and SOBER last night.. and this random asshole tried to drag me from my crowd. He stalked me for like good 20 minutes on dance floor and then literally tried to drag me by my arm. Then my buddies made fun of me "cos it happens all the time" and then I beat them w/ my purse. I went to bouncer who was my former classmate, I got the guy banned from the club.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ayesha, Via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ellesar says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37798</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Found on a blog - maybe this was gender related, maybe not, you decide. I was on my way to hospital today, enjoying the warm weather. We went past a high school and the driver in front slammed on their brakes, I looked over and saw a teenage girl walking and his hand waving. I assumed he either knew her or wanted to, and perhaps was either a young male or somebody's mother. So I decided it was in my best interests to go around them. Lots of young girls were walking as school had just got out, and they may come upon more friends. I passed him to the right and then moved over again as I would be making a left turn soon. I made sure I didn't cut him off, and in fact, there were few on the road so I gave him a lot of room. I had at least a mile until my left turn, so no rush. I came to a light, which was the second to the last light before I was at the hospital. I was interested in the radio conversation about the poor abducted girls in Ohio, when suddenly, there he was, pounding on my window, screaming obscenities at me about my poor driving. Frankly, I was terrified. I have no idea what he was angry about, nor why he was swearing so violently at me while slamming his fists on my car. My driving, in my mind, was not poor: when he slammed on his brakes I didn't hit him, and I did avoid him after that, which I was taught was called defensive driving. Unfortunately, I was too shocked at his pounding on my windows and screaming obscenities at me to grab my phone and take pictures; I did manage to say I was on my way to hospital and to leave me alone, fearing he was about to open my unlocked car and pull me out of it, and in my mind, perhaps him knowing I was going to hospital would help you realize there was not going to be a fight. Silly me, the 25 year age difference didn't register as also being a reason for no fight.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ellesar</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 12:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Clare says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37797</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The following diagram shows factors that are said to influence obesity: http://www.shiftn.com/obesity/Full-Map.html In the Food Production section of the diagram is a factor labelled "Female employment" linked to other factors including "Perceived lack of time". So women are solely responsible for ensuring that families are fed and it is women who are to blame if their employment reduces the amount of time available for producing healthy meals?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Clare</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Helga says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37796</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, a really rather attractive young man in his 20s walked past me in the street topless. He looked like he worked out, I swooned a little but I admired and I walked on. There was no compulsion to approach him with lewd comments nor to grab any part of his body, I expect he would have thought I was a maniac if I were to. Looking at those you find attractive is not an offence, it's human nature, lack of manners and self restraint is quite another matter. The "boys will be boys" attitude that is so prevailing in our society as a defence to inappropriate behaviour needs to be corrected, this attitude is taught and those 3 year old boys grow up to be those teenagers, men and old men who freely prey on women because their parents had always let them get away with it.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Helga</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kate says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37795</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I live in Glasgow, I have been becoming more aware recently of the concept of 'street harassment', where people are sexually harassed, and made to feel scared and/or uncomfortable in the street. I have suffered from this and also from general 'street aggression', which, I believe, is down to the fact that I am a woman. I have had men make nasty, rude or threatening comments, meant to belittle me and give them a feeling of power. This generally happens when I am on my own, or is muttered under their breath so that only I can hear, when I am with another person. I get the feeling that these men are just generally misogynistic, it is not about objectifying women sexually (or not only/always that), but about just believing that women don't warrant respect, that we are inferior. So many times I have had a guy just be 'a bit of a dick' to me when I know fine well he wouldn't act in the same way to another man. He does it because he thinks it's acceptable and/or because he thinks he won't get any retaliation. And on the second point he is often right, with me anyway. The reason for this is my Mum begged me to stop fighting against people in the street, she said "It's not worth getting killed over". And she is right. In Glasgow, in the UK, with the levels of violence in general, and with the levels of male violence against women, I take care and try to choose my battles wisely. Better to let a muttered aggressive comment go, or a loud, bawdy comment to a friend go, than to stand up to it and get my head kicked in. Some examples: Getting on Underground on way home from work, man leaving carriage says loudly 'to' me (although really a 'joke' directed at his male companion)"Where are you going hen, Weight Watchers?!". This was appropos of nothing, I hadn't spoken to him, I wasn't eating a bucket of food, I wasn't wearing any clothes branded with anything to do with weight Watchers. This was simply a nasty 'joke' at my expense, made to make me feel bad and small and to give him power and kudos for this gain of power from his companion. Going into a bar, I show the steward my ID, the other steward says to him "Don't fancy yours much". Again, no logical reason, I hadn't spoken to either of them, hadn't suggested there might be any fancying going on, this was just a way to gain power and kudos by making me feel bad and unattractive. Leaving a bar, going past a large group of men, one of them must have said something suggesting to his friend that he might like to become involved with me in some way as the friend looked at me appraisingly and said "Nah, not late enough for 'that' yet, no way". Each time I was on my own, friends having gone ahead, each time it was more than one male, each time it was blatant, meant to belittle me, give them a feeling of power and gain kudos from their companion. Each time it was a negative comment on my appearance/sexual attractiveness, made about me, not 'to' me, (this is so that if I react they can defend themselves by saying they "weren't even talking to me"), each time completely unprovoked by any action from me. No one could argue that these were not instances of sexism. These men would not have said these things to other men. They were judgements of my worth based on my attractiveness to men. They were meant to cause me distress and make me feel disempowered. Generally though the comments are not so blatant, they are muttered, swearing under their breath if they perceive that I have 'gotten in their way', or some other annoyance. How do I know this is sexism, because they wouldn't say it to a man, don't say it to the man if I am with a male companion, they ensure the man is out of earshot and say it to me. It happens more when I am on my own. I am not being over sensitive, I am not attributing negative events to sexism unnecessarily, this is sexism, and it's rife.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 11:17:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Bea says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37794</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Dove's 'Real Women' campaign. What does that even mean? Who are the fake women? Dove also owns Lynx. Are they Lynx campaigns real women too?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Bea</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Bea says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37793</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was followed around a B&Q by a twenty something year old man screaming what he would he would do to me and how he'd give me one 'you scared little girl? You running away little girl?'. I'm 21. No one did anything.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Bea</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Anon says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37792</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I feel like crying every-time my dad says he wished he had two sons instead of two daughters.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Foodie says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37791</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I saw this new recipe book recently, "Men love pies, girls like hummus." Firstly, MEN: GIRLS. What about women? Or boys? Secondly, why is it that men LOVE a food while girls merely like it. And thirdly, and probably most obviously, why is it that men get to enjoy the substantial, healthy, filling comfort foods whilst us "GIRLS" are supposed to subsist on waifish salady dishes? Oh no wait, I forgot my place. Girls don't really need to eat at all really (I mean, it's not like we need it with thighs like ours), but if we do insist on indulging now and then, the food had better be foreign, low in energy and fat (for obvious reasons) and pretty much resemble an extravagant piece of watery nothing. C'mon, it's not like we actually enjoy food, we're just trying to be more cultured. Now men, on the other hand, load 'em up with succulent, juicy meat and comforting carbs and they'll be happy especially after a long hard day of doing all that manly stuff, us girls couldn't possibly understand. Don't get me wrong, I love hummus and trying food from other countries, but guess what? I also love meat pies, sweet pies, potatoes, pasties, steaks, sausages, naan bread, pitta bread, burgers, curry, chilli, fried chicken, enchilladas, burritos, shushi, salad... EVERYTHING. I guess you could say that I love food (gasp) and I'm sure other girls, or women for that matter would agree. I just don't see the point in that title, that's all. It seems so condescending and tasteless. Men and women (usually again referred to as "girls") are forcibly divided in so many aspects of society, just replace "pies" and "hummus" with "cars" and "shoes" respectively and maybe the sexism will be more apparent.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Foodie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Anyanka says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37790</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My best friend just called herself "wicked" because she bought a DVD set she wanted (and could afford). When is the last time you heard a man calling himself "wicked" or "naughty" for buying something he wanted?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Anyanka</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jules says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37789</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My 8 year old daughter came home from school this week and asked me in a concerned tone of voice 'mum what's a pussy?' I was surprised but explained calmly, then I asked her 'why, where have you heard that?' She said '(boy's name from her class) told me when I grow big tits he is going to pound my pussy' I was horrified. I told her not to worry I will speak to her teacher/boy's parents, she started crying and begged me so to say anything or else everyone will bully her for being a spoil sport and cry baby. Feel powerless. I'm so saddened and feel so lost, is this the culture that is infecting our schools now? What can I as a parent do to protect my children from this?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jules</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:16:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>N says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37788</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Once in a karate lesson when I was 17, we were sparring and, due to an odd number of high grades- most of whom are tall, bulky men or tough-as-nails female black belts. I, being a 5'3 brown belt was thus partnered up with a chubby red belt (beginner grade) of around my own height, but couldn't have been older than 13. In these situations, the higher grade is supposed to help out the less experienced one instead of just clobbering him/her.. so I tried to get him to try and hit me, showing him where he could get in a few good scores, but he just stood there whining about how he "can't hit a girl". Never mind that I was older, better, and was physically capable of destroying his puny ass if I'd wanted to (sorry, but I'm just writing my thoughts from the time). Even my karate teacher was yelling at him to make a move, but he just pathetically held up his fists and continued to repeat himself. I threw a few dummy punches and he didn't even attempt to block me. To make it worse, he was smirking the whole time. Luckily, in the next round, I was paired with a huge >6ft dude with very little self restraint- just hope mr "I don't hit *girls* even though we're in a fricking KARATE class!" caught a glimpse.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>N</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 10:05:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ranya says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37785</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am an engineer and only dress professionally. However, my boss makes jokes and comments on what I wear, everyday. It can be the color of my shirt, shoes, make-up (or lack of) etc. He never made comments on any of the other team member's attire. I gradually began dressing like a boy, haven't woren a skirt to work in a year, my hair is always up, all in fear of something that might make me stand-out but to no avail. There is nothing worse than being a young woman in Corporate America. No one takes you seriously. Even to participate in water-cooler conversations I would have to act as a man and fake footbal interest.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ranya</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 07:39:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ranya says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37784</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I am a petite 30 year old woman who replaced a 65 man who retired. I have a PhD, he had a Masters (obtained online). Even though I do everything he was doing, and more, other male coworkers (who do not work directly with me) make a point of assuring me "It's OK... YOU are no DAN". Why? I try to joke by saying "I am working on a beard" but they continue to stab. Also, I make 1/4 of his salary and was repeatedly told by my Boss how lucky I am to be making so much.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ranya</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 07:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>I says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37783</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Recently on OKCupid I told a guy I wasn't interested in him but was cool with chatting as friends. He kept chatting to me, but today tried flirting with me because "he's been single for 5 years and is sick of it". Charming... Oh I also said before this that I couldn't chat for a while because I has essays to finish for my final year at university. He asked if he could be of any help and proceeded to mansplain' a load of essay tips to me. I'm 22 years old, have studied in one of the best universities in the world, I'm a solid acheiver of high grades and I didn't ask for help. He's 19 and at college. Why exactly did he think I'd be dumb enough to need his help?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>I</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 06:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Duval says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37782</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I've lost count of the number of times I've been called aggressive or angry for essentially not bending over backwards to please male friends or acquaintances (should "friends" go in quotation marks there? Probably.). Some examples: I told a male acquaintance that he couldn't use a machine at the gym because I was still using it. A friend asked me how I was doing and I replied in a less than chipper voice. I failed to find it funny when an acquaintance denigrated my martial arts skill (he's never seen me fight), and then made a graphic joke about me getting beaten up. Meanwhile, my mother is convinced that this is just the way dudes act when they like you.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Duval</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:25:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Online says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37781</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Being asked to "prove" that "slut" is a sexist comment. Then being told it's just my opinion. Upon getting angry, being told I'm taking it personally. Being told I am emotional about this subject.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Online</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:10:48 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Paris says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37780</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was fired because I told my boss I didn't want to sleep with him. A man exposed himself to me on the metro. I was grabbed from behind as I passed through the turnstiles at the station. "Do you suck?" was whispered in my ear on the train platform. I had to take cabs for the 15 min walk home because I got followed. Every single one of my friends has had something similar happen to her.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Paris</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 04:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gaby says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37779</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I went to a party and found out an acquaintance was writing a book about sexual assault. We went into a quieter room to talk about it, and after a short while a guy came up and tried to flirtatiously join the conversation. We were talking about rape at the time, so it wasn't easy. After the awkward pause, he asked what we were talking about. The conversation eventually devolved into him saying he didn't believe in sexism, partly because he'd once been on a hiring committee that hired three women and one man. Once other men joined the discussion, I had to point out to the first one that he would let the other men finish their sentences without interruption, while he would consistently interrupt myself and my lady friend.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gaby</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 03:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kate says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37778</link>
			<description><![CDATA[This, from a barrister who specialises in reproductive rights, stating that the age of consent should be lowered to thirteen so that the "persecution" of old men who have committed sex crimes is stopped! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22459815]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kate</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 03:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gaby says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37777</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was at an amusement park, leaving my shift late at night, when a creepy guy started walking in my direction. The park still had a few people left milling about, so I moved out of his path and he didn't follow. He did cross the path of a girl who couldn't have been more than 14, and he reached out and grabbed her breast, then kept walking. She shouted at him, but he didn't slow down, and no one did anything.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gaby</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 03:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Montana CNA says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37776</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I work for an assisted living facility for elderly people. There is a strong emphasis on dignity in how we speak to and about the elders, but the supervisors refer to the adult women staff as "girls." Requests to change this language have met with pleasant words but the no change.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Montana CNA</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A. says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37775</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Was disappointed to hear someone at work not want to announce her pregnancy for fear of response from the manager regarding the inconvenience of maternity leave.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A. says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37774</link>
			<description><![CDATA[was once told i was paid well for a young single female. My response was that i was paid the same as the married male who did the same job and just because i was not married did not mean i did not have family dependants. i also suggested that they should never speak those words out loud again.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>A. says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37773</link>
			<description><![CDATA[my first name starts with A, my father's with J. On arriving back to the parental home briefly, my neighbours assumed that all post to Dr. A. was for my father, even though they had known us both for years. What century?!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>A.</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 02:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Anyanka says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37772</link>
			<description><![CDATA[After a work meeting, which was scheduled for the normal dinner hour a male co-worker said "So, is the family fed then?" I said yes, they were, my husband had cooked for himself and our daughter. Co-worker expressed surprise that my husband had done the cooking. I said "Yes, he can and does cook. He's a grown adult." Not only that, his penis didn't fall off from embarrassment!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Anyanka</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>M says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37771</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Walking home through a park in the early evening carrying some shopping. Group of males shout over; 'hey love, how much would it be to have a go?']]></description>
			<dc:creator>M</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 01:18:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Lottie says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37770</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barbara hewson basically stating its alright for a man to put his hand up a 16 year olds skirt without her consent and that we need to 'put a stop to the persecution of old men' I am utterly shocked and appalled!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lottie</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Lysa says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37769</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Walked home from an evening work event by way of a busy local highway. Number of vehicle driver -> pedestrian sexual harassment incidents: 3. THREE. I am NOT kidding. On my 2.5 mile trek home, I endured one obscenity spewed at me out of the window of a speeding truck, and two lewd hand/facial gestures. Felt demeaned and FURIOUS!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Lysa</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:22:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Ellesar says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37768</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A friend of mine was at a club. She was on her own as her bf worked there. When they went home she behaved completely differently and then couldn't remember a thing the next day. when they looked at the camera footage they saw that a man had spiked her drink. The only reason she was not taken out and raped was because he had realised that she knew the bar staff.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ellesar</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 00:13:40 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Elaine says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37767</link>
			<description><![CDATA[When the old dentist saw that Viagra was on my medication list he asked "does it uh, make you want to have more gentlemen friends?" If I wasn't in pain I'd've up and left, instead I gave an awkward smile and a "no". Another dentist said that when he asked my doctor if I could have treatment, he called me a 'good girl' so I'd be fine. I'm 25. Then after 30 minutes of root canal work my lips were dry so he took it upon himself to rub Vaseline on them; my lips are extremely full and I always get disgusting comments about them so I felt incredibly awkward.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Elaine</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 22:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>NotaMule says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37764</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Standing by my Landrover defender filling the fuel tank after work, wearing a suit and high heels (natch). Petrol tanker man walks over and asks "is it a power thing?"]]></description>
			<dc:creator>NotaMule</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>NotaMule says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37763</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My first boss introducing me to another bloke at a conference as, "Miss eminently shaggable". I kid you not.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>NotaMule</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kat says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37762</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Since I changed my Facebook status to 'engaged' I am getting bombarded with pregnancy and baby related adverts. Just because I'm marrying does not mean I'm abandoning all my interests and becoming a brood mare, thanks very much.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kat</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jane says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37761</link>
			<description><![CDATA[My favourite newspaper the Guardian has a bad habit - features in the magazine about down-sizing to live in the country or renovating houses or starting businesses begin 'Joe Bloggs and his wife opened their lavender farm...' The assumption being it's his project, never shared equally, never hers.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jane</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Kayleigh via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37760</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Am a veterinary nurse, was mopping the floor and older vet says "you'll make a fine housewife one day" Gee thanks!]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kayleigh via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jasmine, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37759</link>
			<description><![CDATA[walked into my boyfriend's bathroom (fully clothed). Catcalled by the (topless) builder on a ladder outside the window.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jasmine, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37759</guid>
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			<title>Li, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37758</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Guy the other day to his mates: "I'd WHACK her, BAM!" while passing me at the bus stop. "I'd destroy you" is also common.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Li, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:40:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Gillian, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37757</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Female jocky at Kentucky Derby talking about how many times she is told 'no, you can't ride for us' because she's a woman]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Gillian, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:40:04 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37757</guid>
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			<title>Shannon, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37756</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Man standing at the entrance of the pub I was walking into told me I should be "at home cooking". And he wasn't joking.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Shannon, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:39:58 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37756</guid>
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			<title>Beckey, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37755</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I used to have really short hair and was often asked 'Doesn't your husband mind?' I've never asked him because it's my fucking hair]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Beckey, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37755</guid>
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			<title>Alberte, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37752</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Today: two men honking and two catcalls - one of them demanded I tell my name or there'd be consequences]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Alberte, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37752</guid>
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			<title>Rachel, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37751</link>
			<description><![CDATA[fourth ride out on new bike, first time random bloke has shouted something from a car. Something about arses.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Rachel, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37751</guid>
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			<title>Ellie, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37750</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Boys upstairs on school bus send down actual pubic hair. We send up a tampon + ketchup. We are only ones reprimanded for being disgusting. Every woman sees it every month but men must be protected from even seeing an imitation]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Ellie, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37750</guid>
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			<title>F, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37749</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Barmaid being asked for "a creamy Blonde" (snigger, snigger)]]></description>
			<dc:creator>F, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37749</guid>
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			<title>R, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37748</link>
			<description><![CDATA[It is impossible for me to go anywhere nowadays without fussing over which part of my outfit will get me attacked and abused]]></description>
			<dc:creator>R, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sophie, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37747</link>
			<description><![CDATA[discussing getting an admin temp in. Automatically referred to as a 'she'. Cos only women do admin]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sophie, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37747</guid>
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			<title>Paul, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37746</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Is anyone else offended by these 'feminine freshness' adverts putting the frighteners on women? Where are the ads for men?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Paul, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37746</guid>
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			<title>JW, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37745</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Asked "how much?" for my "juicy arse" today and was apparently supposed to take this as a compliment?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>JW, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:36:10 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37745</guid>
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			<title>Katey, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37744</link>
			<description><![CDATA[I was told my shirt was much too tight and I needed to change it because the man in my apartment was "uncomfortable."]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katey, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37744</guid>
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			<title>Katey, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37743</link>
			<description><![CDATA[the other day in a club a man went to grab my face so I batted his hand away. Naturally he then groped my ass]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Katey, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37743</guid>
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			<title>Jess says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37742</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Thought it was interesting that in an article about Danny Cipriani in the mail, about being hit by a bus, it was necessary to post a photo of his girlfriend Kelly Brooke, in her underwear. She's a beautiful woman and I have no criticism of her, but I think it is cheap journalism to whack a busty women on any old article to increase views/sales.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jess</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Sam, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37741</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Has anyone else noticed that after an 'offer' of sex is turned down, you're a slag for not sleeping with someone?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sam, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37741</guid>
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			<title>Vee, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37740</link>
			<description><![CDATA[03:30 hrs: 5 males leaving @fruityfridays @UniversityLeeds decided agressively hurling abuse & calling me (alone) a slut OK]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Vee, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37740</guid>
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			<title>Kelsey, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37739</link>
			<description><![CDATA[A man told me how long I should leave my tampon in. Same man likes to tell me what does and doesn't constitute rape.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kelsey, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37739</guid>
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			<title>Kelsey, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37737</link>
			<description><![CDATA[when I was single, I was told it was good to have me on the market again.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Kelsey, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37737</guid>
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			<title>notabattlechick says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37736</link>
			<description><![CDATA[in preparation for a wargame/simulation where I teach, the point of contact came by my office to make sure I was comfortable with the plan--I'm the only woman on the teaching faculty. he checked in with no one else.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>notabattlechick</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:34:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Beth, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37735</link>
			<description><![CDATA[In window seat waiting for my date. 4 men come past. 1st man taps the window, 2nd kisses it, 3rd licks,it 4th grinds on it]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Beth, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:34:25 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37735</guid>
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			<title>P, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37734</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Once in backseat of car as a teen traveling with parents, men next to us yelled sexual suggestions at me My mother then turned and hissed my name at me as if I had done something wrong.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>P, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37734</guid>
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			<title>W, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37733</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Last night my father told me I should lose weight and wear make up so a man would marry me]]></description>
			<dc:creator>W, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37733</guid>
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			<title>Sam, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37732</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Once told I looked like a 'dirty girl' & he could do 'great things' to me if only his wife wasn't there.I was 19, he was 40+ more disgraceful is that same night I had another 3men pat my bum or nip it as I walked past them.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Sam, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37732</guid>
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			<title>Dan, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37731</link>
			<description><![CDATA[at a store a young girl picked up an (age appropriate) video game Mom: “No! That’s for boys! You are a girl!”]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Dan, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:33:06 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37731</guid>
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			<title>K, via Twitter says:</title>
			<link>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37730</link>
			<description><![CDATA[when I was new mom (girl) and other moms confided to me that I had no idea how special it was to be the mother of a boy.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>K, via Twitter</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 21:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
			<guid>http://www.everydaysexism.com/#comment-37730</guid>
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