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Featuring: the rise of Edible Escapism; our photo essay shining a light on often overlooked curly hair journeys. Plus, highlights from the MRS Equality Summit
The rise of Edible Escapism
A bite of a croissant can whisk the eater away to the streets of Paris, the sip of a margarita to a beach in Mexico, the smell of a perfectly cooked biriyani to the bustling streets of Mumbai. As the cost-of-living crisis continues, many people – Gen Z in particular – are turning to food as a form of escapism. Social media is awash with images of the lat…
Curl Communities: a photo essay
I first started straightening my hair when I began high school. Before then, my hair had always been in one tight plait, with a pretty headband placed on top. That was my signature. When I was finally allowed to wear my hair down, I had no idea what to do with it. Straightening it became the obvious and only solution, and that way, my hair could finally…
Gen Well: how Gen Z can help us get real about women's health
Women's health has been overlooked and undermined for too long, leaving countless women frustrated, angry, and let down. Decades of exclusion from clinical trials and poor funding for female-specific research—like menstrual cycles and the menopause—have created glaring gaps in public knowledge.
Highlights from the MRS Equality Summit
Last week the Market Research Society hosted its second annual Equality Summit. The day highlighted how much work there is to do in the industry towards diversity, equality, and inclusion: from the way research is done to who is doing and leading the research.