As binge drinking, smoking and sexually transmitted infections become more common among women, Johanna Gornitzki looks at the long-term implications for the industry
In the 1920s, the women of Britain were finally given the right to vote. Forty years later, the feminists of the 60s were burning their bras as a symbol of liberation from male control. Today, the way in which a woman leads her life is no longer that different from a man: she has a career, goes to the pub after work and has several different sexual partners throughout her lifetime. While no one would argue that the situation was better before, it can be said that the move towards complete gender equality has also had a negative impact, particularly when it comes to socialising. Alarming ...
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