Examining the 2015 UK passport gender representation controversy

Summary

A 2015 UK passport design controversy is analyzed, where the government was accused of sexism for featuring only two named women alongside seven men. The article examines the actual passport pages, noting that while only two women are named (Jane Austen and one other), there is also an unnamed woman depicted on the "Performing Arts" page alongside Shakespeare. The piece explores the design choices and the public backlash over gender representation in the passport's commemorative imagery.