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Where Are We Now WIth The Fight For Gender Equality? With Penny East
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- Frustrated And Exhausted
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- Oct 14, 2025
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- 4051
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Summary
Welcome to a powerful episode of Ruth: Frustrated and Exhausted, where our host is joined by Penny East, CEO of the Fawcett Society—the UK's leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights. Together, they dive deep into what equity really looks like in today’s fast-changing world. Penny sheds light on everything from closing the gender pay gap and the underrepresentation of women in AI and politics, to ongoing workplace barriers and the challenges of combating violence against women and girls. The conversation unpacks the everyday realities women face, the nuances of new technology like AI in perpetuating bias, and the importance of intersectionality in shaping policy. You’ll also hear about the progress being made, where urgent action is still needed, and practical ways listeners—both men and women—can get involved and help drive change. Discussion: Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) [00:05:15] – Penny discusses investment in perpetrator programs, gaps in victim support. [00:06:01] – Context on government priorities and political climate challenges. Fawcett’s Work & Government Accountability [00:07:56] – Penny responds about evidence, measuring misogyny, sexism in society. [00:08:59] – Example: misogyny in football crowds discussed. Increasing Misogyny Among Young People [00:12:05] – Penny shares survey findings, worsening attitudes in younger demographics. [00:12:33] – Discussion on online algorithms, radicalization, social influences and values. Internalized Misogyny & Workplace Experience [00:18:57] – Penny discusses her own and women's experience with internalized biases. Experiences of Women of Colour [00:21:11] – Question about Fawcett’s work, government response on women of colour’s experience. [00:22:04] – Government consultat…