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Have Tinder, Bumble and their peers really democratised dating and dispelled gender stereotypes - or are they creating relationships that are more unequal than ever? The question hovers uncomfortably in the air when my single, professional female friends discuss their dating lives.

They’re in their mid-twenties, looking to have some fun and meet new people. They’re the target market for dating apps. But there’s still a pervasive feeling that the apps haven’t quite got it right, and these confident women find themselves at a disadvantage in a male game.

I recently posed the question to a woman who’s more than qualified to answer. Whitney Wolfe is 26 and she has already been at the helm of two major dating apps - Tinder, which she accused of sexism on her departure, and now Bumble. Wolfe’s frustration at how society treats women when it comes to dating led her to create her brainchild app Bumble.