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    Do you feel mostly supported by, or in competition with, your female peers? Why? Can you give us an example?

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    Do you feel mostly supported by, or in competition with, your female peers? Why? Can you give us an example?
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    Tell us a story of the best kept secret held by a woman in your family, from any generation.

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    Tell us a story of the best kept secret held by a woman in your family, from any generation.
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    In what ways do you feel your identity as a woman might have been shaped by or informed by your mother's own attitudes and behaviours?

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    In what ways do you feel your identity as a woman might have been shaped by or informed by your mother's own attitudes and behaviours?
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    How have women asserted themselves historically within your family?

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    How have women asserted themselves historically within your family?
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    Do you have any particular story you would like to share with us perhaps inspired by a strong female figure in your life?

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    Do you have any particular story you would like to share with us perhaps inspired by a strong female figure in your life?
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    Are there any similarities, or recurring attributes or hobbies passed down through the matriarchal line of your family? Any stories of history repeating itself?

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    Are there any similarities, or recurring attributes or hobbies passed down through the matriarchal line of your family? Any stories of history repeating itself?
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    What aspect of your life do you feel most guilty about? (work, family, health, etc.)

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    What aspect of your life do you feel most guilty about? (work, family, health, etc.)
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    What pressures do you feel are put on you by society to conform to a gender stereotype?

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    What pressures do you feel are put on you by society to conform to a gender stereotype?
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    In what ways do you feel your identity as a woman has been shaped by the media?

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    In what ways do you feel your identity as a woman has been shaped by the media?
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    Have you ever asked for a promotion or a raise at work? After how long in your role? And how was it received?

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    Have you ever asked for a promotion or a raise at work? After how long in your role? And how was it received?
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    What do you think of the word feminism? Does there need to be a new word?

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    What do you think of the word feminism? Does there need to be a new word?
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    What kinds of women inspire you the most and why?

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    What kinds of women inspire you the most and why?
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    Do you think women assert themselves differently from men in the workplace? If so, how?

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    Do you think women assert themselves differently from men in the workplace? If so, how?
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    What advice would you give your 16 year old self?

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    What advice would you give your 16 year old self?
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    When did you first become aware of your gender?

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    When did you first become aware of your gender?
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    What did you want to be as a child, did you fulfil that ambition, and if not, why not?

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    What did you want to be as a child, did you fulfil that ambition, and if not, why not?
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    When was the last time you encountered sexism?

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    When was the last time you encountered sexism?
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    Do you think women are equal to men? If not, why not?

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    Do you think women are equal to men? If not, why not?
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    Do you have children? How did people’s opinions of you change when you became a mother?

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    Do you have children? How did people’s opinions of you change when you became a mother?
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    What does the word feminism mean to you?

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    What does the word feminism mean to you?
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    Are you aware of a difference in pay between men and women in the workplace?

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    Are you aware of a difference in pay between men and women in the workplace?
  • Three Generations

    What's the best piece of advice your mum ever gave you?

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    What's the best piece of advice your mum ever gave you?
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    What's the best piece of advice your grandmother ever gave you?

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    What's the best piece of advice your grandmother ever gave you?
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    What's the best piece of advice your dad ever gave you?

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    What's the best piece of advice your dad ever gave you?
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    Are there careers you view as more male orientated and would that put you off from applying for a job in that field?

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    Are there careers you view as more male orientated and would that put you off from applying for a job in that field?
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    Were you part of any demonstrations during the 60s/70s towards a more equal society? Or have you ever engaged in any female focused political movements?

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    Were you part of any demonstrations during the 60s/70s towards a more equal society? Or have you ever engaged in any female focused political movements?
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    It seems extraordinary now that women were unable to get a mortgage in their own name in the 70s. Do you have any stories of your own which beggar belief just a few decades on?

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    It seems extraordinary now that women were unable to get a mortgage in their own name in the 70s. Do you have any stories of your own which beggar belief just a few decades on?

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  • Supported by, always! Feminist women stick together. My friends are my rock

    By Liz - 54 from Yorkshire

  • I work in quite a competitive industry but I have always felt support. I feel lucky to have a close set of friends and female contacts that have always been helpful and supportive. We cheer eachother up in the bad times and celebrate the good. Both usually involving chocolate and wine which is always good. As a performer, I know that it I'm ever in anything, that group of ladies will always be there in the audience and that is a lovely feeling.

    By G Nicholson - 26 from London

  • Supported. I worked mainly with women, in a largely non competitive health service environment, and had a circle of friends who enjoyed each other’s company and helped each other at difficult times. E.g., when my father was terminally ill over a Christmas and New Year period, my colleagues organised themselves to take on my on-call duties so I could be with him – at a time when most of us do not want extra work.

    By Thelma - 67 from Lincolnshire

  • I feel supported by my male and female peers. In academia and our generation especially of academics gender doesn't come into the equation. We all respect each other's hard work and new insights.

    By Anon - 25 from London, United Kingdom

  • I feel supported by my male and female peers. In academia and our generation especially of academics gender doesn't come into the equation. We all respect each other's hard work and new insights.

    By Anon - 25 from London, United Kingdom

  • Mostly supported by my female friends and peers. After I left my husband I was no longer invited by couples, but one conventional married friend, in an unexpected act of kindness, put a bed on a wheelbarrow and wheeled it to my house, as I didn't have much furniture.

    By Janet Tyrrell - 72 from Cheshire

  • At work - in competition. I'm not competitive and entirely a team player. But most of my female colleagues seem to be on a quest to be the best. Among friends - supported. With do many talented friends in so many different disciplines they are an inspiration and truly supportive.

    By Anon - 27 from Brighton

  • Supported by them. We chat, exchange useful work practices and information, generally try to help each other. I have worked in places where I didn't feel supported by female peers but that is not the case where I work now. Where I am now there are varying degrees of support, from strong complicity to friendly understanding. I don't feel any competition - but no doubt I'm lucky. I once worked in a school where there was competition and unpleasantness between female colleagues but it was linked to a question of differences in diplomas and statuses which made some people want to prove themselves over others. In fact, when I have encountered competition it has always been linked to situations where the women in question probably didn't feel they were getting due recognition for what they were doing, or were going to get recognition. It is very unpleasant!

    By Elizabeth de Cacqueray - 64 from south-west France

  • Absolutely supported. My close female friends offer practical and emotional support through difficult times. This can be in terms of a quick text, offer of childcare, suggestion of something that might help whatever the "problem" is, or a longer chat and a shoulder to cry on. I couldn't be without them!

    By Anon - 37 from Brighton

  • Absolutely supported. My close female friends offer practical and emotional support through difficult times. This can be in terms of a quick text, offer of childcare, suggestion of something that might help whatever the "problem" is, or a longer chat and a shoulder to cry on. I couldn't be without them!

    By Anon - 37 from Brighton

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Drawing on the experiences of real women growing up in the UK over the last 100 years, we want to know, is life easier for women now, or do we face the same challenges as our mothers and grandmothers but in different guises?

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