Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Misses the point: Britain issues sexist driver's licenses

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We noticed this trending topic out of Great Britain - or straight out of the 1920s, depending on your point of view. Stories such as the Guardian's "Driving Miss Crazy" (bravo, headline writer), point out a curiosity: On driver's licenses issued by Britain's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), women's licenses automatically include courtesy titles - that is, "Miss," "Mrs." or "Ms." The blokes? Theirs do not say "Mr." The licenses of men or women may show honorifics such as "Dr." or "Re

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