Joyce Fegan: Culture of sexism and discrimination is all around us

'Some girls can be contacted by up to 11 boys a night asking for nude images'

Chloe Zhao with her Academy Awards for best picture and best director for 'Nomadland' after the Oscars in April. She is only the second woman in Academy Awards history to win best director. In 2020, men directed 78.9% of US films released in cinemas. Picture: Chris Pizzello/AP

Presumably a boy can fill a washing machine or peel a potato the same way a girl can. And presumably a girl can cut the grass or wash a car the same way a boy can. 

And chores aside, they can both probably navigate phones and social media in the same way too. But why then are more girls doing housework and more boys asking girls for nude images of themselves?