Media Round-Up: January 2021

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• BBC- Activists cheer as ‘sexist’ tampon tax is scrapped
• The Guardian Opinion- Thank you, Katharine Whitehorn, for giving all the female reprobates a voice
• Herald Scotland- Politicians told to ensure carers are central to recovery plans
• The Independent- Government urged to give impoverished parents cash instead of vouchers after uproar over free school meals
• The Independent- Germany introduces quota for women on company boards in landmark legislation
• Business Live- Legal rights for home schooling parents: Can employees demand to be furloughed?
• Financial Times- Parents forced to prioritise children over jobs as UK lockdown pressures bite
• The Guardian- Tampon tax: government axes VAT on sanitary products
• Mirror- Brutal 11 ways Covid pandemic is hitting women harder – from childcare to abuse
• Daily Echo- ‘More women in Southampton in debt than men’
• The Independent- Schools reopen more quickly in societies with equal opportunities for women, report finds
• Hampshire Chronicle- More Winchester women in debt than men, study finds
• The Guardian- UK school closures mean mothers will take twice as much unpaid leave as fathers – poll
• The Independent- Government pulls ‘Stay at Home’ advert showing only women doing chores after major backlash
• The Guardian- The empty Nightingale hospitals show the cost of putting buildings before people
• The Big Issue- Women’s work is the bedrock of society – it’s time ministers support them
• Woman’s Hour- Lockdown pressures on families over school closures and working