‘You never know what someone is struggling with’: Stellar mag declares it will no longer ask women about their baby plans

September 26, 2019 9:13

Stellar magazine will no longer ask women about their baby plans in interviews, with editor-in-chief Sarrah Le Marquand declaring the glossy title no longer wants to encourage the idea that successful women are defined by their reproductive choices or abilities.

Le Marquand confirmed to Mumbrella that the choice wasn’t caused by one particular event, rather by an increasing sense over the past 12 months that high-profile women are still treated differently in interviews than men.

Carrie Bickmore is one of the celebrities who has opened up about her fertility issues in Stellar magazine

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Hannah Blackiston

Hannah Blackiston was the deputy editor of Mumbrella. She worked with the company from March 2019 to November 2020.

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Sarrah Le Marquand Stellar Stellar magazine The Daily Telegraph

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‘You never know what someone is struggling with’: Stellar mag declares it will no longer ask women about their baby plans

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