Is the housewife all washed up?

Article Abstract:

There has been a trend away from portraying housewives in advertising for certain household goods for some time, but manufacturers of soap powder have tended to favour traditional formats, in which the housewife is responsible for most household tasks. The decision by Unilever to stop portraying housewives may therefore represent a watershed in this sector. The company is acknowledging that many households now do not revolve around a woman who does not go out to work. However, it is also guilty of hypocrisy, as research indicates that women still undertake most of the main household tasks.

Column, Advertising, Portrayals, Housewives, Detergents, Synthetic, Detergents, Unilever United States Inc.

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Milton Keynes multiplied

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It will be vital for the UK to build new communities over the next 20 years, according to Professor Peter Hall, chairman of the Town and Country Planning Association. Large new communities will emerge in any case, and it would be better for these to be planned, rather than simply developing randomly. The creation of high-speed rail links in the south of England to serve these new communities will play a key role in regenerating existing towns and cities. He believes that there is no real alternative to building new towns in the countryside.

United Kingdom, Interview, Housing policy, Hall, Peter, New towns

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Tibetan protest ends in flames

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Tibetan exiles staging a hunger strike in Delhi, India, have been arrested and removed from their camp. The action of the Indian police prompted 60-year-old Thupten Ngodup to set himself on fire. He was very seriously injured, and is not expected to survive. The Tibetan Youth Congress, which organized the fast, had anticipated tough police action because General Fu Quanyou, the head of China's armed forces, had arrived in the city on a visit and relations between China and India remain strained.

International Affairs, Intnl Political Relations, China, Political aspects, Indian foreign relations, India, Chinese foreign relations, Tibet, International relations

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