Like the majority of the British viewing public, I've spent many of this summer's sticky evenings sweating over the BBC's latest batch of prime time horror-crime serials: Luther and The Fall. It seems that as a nation, we just can't see enough brutal murders of a warm weeknight. And yet, as a feminist, I've found... Continue Reading →
I am lucky enough to have landed my dream job, currently undergoing a year long internship as a trainee Project Manager for a commercial set building company, and it's very much a male dominated environment. Last year when I was here on placement I was the only female other than the two ladies in accounts.... Continue Reading →
I was asked recently about how to develop a positive body image. The biggest problem with body confidence is that most people think it starts with the mirror, but it actually begins in the mind. You have to get to that point where you love what you have. It's not necessary to look in the... Continue Reading →
This week's Feminism Friday post is about an award winning comedian's new show - the intriguingly titled "Nineties Woman: from activism to relative apathy". Rosie Wilby has been busily tracking down the collective of women she produced a feminist newspaper with at York University in the 1990s, and she has created a show all about... Continue Reading →
It pains me to admit it, but this piece is inspired by Thatcher. In the wake of her death, everyone's had something to say. One of the more bizarre ideas, though, is a few people claiming her as a 'feminist icon'. Really? Thatcher is widely quoted as saying, 'The feminists hate me, don't they? And... Continue Reading →
Earlier this afternoon, I was alerted to an article on the BBC News website entitled Philpott fire deaths trial shines light on polyamory. This dreadfully biased piece not only confuses polyamory with polygamy, but it also references some research on the latter by Dr Thom Brooks of Durham University. Dr Brooks is quoted in the... Continue Reading →
Towards the end of 2012, a rather momentous occasion occurred: a bottom published a book. That's right, a derriere, rear end, rump, arse or ass achieved status as a published author. I can see that look of head scratching incredulity on your face: why didn't you hear about this? Surely this is something that should... Continue Reading →
Today, 8th March, is International Women's Day (IWD). It's a day for celebrating women's achievements globally, for discussing issues relavent to women's lives, and for taking action where it's still needed. Many people misunderstand the point of IWD, either thinking it's a Hallmark Holiday or bemoaning the apparent lack of an International Men's Day (which... Continue Reading →
The other day, I found a piece by Belinda Parmar on the Guardian's website entitled Barclays has pinked up its new ad - how lazy and depressing. I tweeted this, wondering when this 'pink for girls, blue for boys' nonsense will end. While most people understood what I was getting at with that comment, a... Continue Reading →
Last year I posted my own Rarely Wears Lipstick Women of The Year list, in response to The Guardian's own one. This year, it looks like that newspaper hasn't done a list at all - although, if it does, I suspect Jessica Ennis and Ellie Simmonds will be on it. Still, I wanted to carry... Continue Reading →