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We appeared on Caroline Criado Perez’s podcast which asked the question, Are Playgrounds Sexist?

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Girls around the world are being pushed to the edges of their own playgrounds – forced into corners, or under stairs, as boys dominate the space. And what does that mean for girls as they grow up and think about their right to occupy space in the public realm? In this podcast Caroline Criado Perez explore this important topic and Make Space for Girls make their views known in an episode which asked the question, Are Playgrounds Sexist?

Turns out they are...

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