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In 1975, the Reference Man was a "landmark composition" but now it should be replaced should be replaced by models that represent todays average men and average woman.

Whoever thought clear staircases was a great idea or steps with gaps obviously wasn’t wearing a skirt. No doubt the person who thought metal grids outside offices or cobbled walkways were clever wasn’t wearing kitten heels either.

Fact is, the modern world – our cars, our offices, our cities, our public bathrooms, our lived environment – was built for men.

'Reference Man' was the mythical standard for humanity in the 1970s, and his influence is still felt in offices and urban environments to this day

Https://www.youtube.com/embed/Is3jlNhicFY CounterPunch BY KARL GROSSMAN 12 May 23 Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is the title of a newly-released documentary feature film directed, written and produced by award-winning filmmaker Heidi Hutner, a professor of environmental humanities at Stony Brook University, a “flagship” school of the State University of New York. With greatly compelling facts and…

Article: Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island -- a Masterpiece of a Documentary Film - Radioactive: The Women of Three Mile Island is the title of a newly-released documentary feature film directed, written and produced by award-winning filmmaker Heidi Hutner, a professor of environmental humanities at Stony Brook University. With greatly compelling facts and interviews, she and her also highly talented production team have put together a masterpiece of a documentary film.

Nuclear radiation regulations are only safe if youre a 20-something white male.

By Julia Kendal, Volunteer Crew, Teddington RNLI Teddington RNLI Crew - ltr Gianna Saccomani, Julia Kendal, Nic Peters, Sam Armatage, Nic Evered - Photo (taken pre Covid by Paul Roach Teddington RNLI) There was a time when women were not allowed to go to sea. They were considered ‘bad luck’ on a boat; a distraction for the male crew, incurring the wrath of the fickle waves. As International Women’s Day 2021 approaches on 8 March,...

By Julia Kendal, Volunteer Crew, Teddington RNLI Teddington RNLI Crew - ltr Gianna Saccomani, Julia Kendal, Nic Peters, Sam Armatage, Nic Evered - Photo (taken pre Covid by Paul Roach Teddington RNLI) There was a time when women were not allowed to go to sea. They were considered ‘bad luck’ on a boat; a distraction for the male crew, incurring the wrath of the fickle waves. As International Women’s Day 2021 approaches on 8 March,...