Whereas it once used to be about the portrayal of women as mature, equal partners in society, it now seems more to be about girl power – and yet it disempowers, assumes that we're weak and defenceless, like children.
"[6] She also criticised the MeToo movement, arguing that ruined the careers of men indiscriminately; "some possibly justly, but without any due process, no innocence until proven guilty".
[6] Butcher is a critic of narratives around the gender pay gap; in a 2018 CityAM article she wrote that "these disparities are hugely affected by a potential positive: female choice".
The EHRC periodically intervenes in legal action against discrimination, including a case where a job offer was withdrawn because the woman was pregnant.
[6] Her appointment was criticised by Sam Smethers, (then) chief executive of the Fawcett Society,[6] and British historian Kate Williams.