Walk for women

by Lucy

  Hello Bea, I’d like to share an idea with you. One hundred years ago thousands of women walked from all across Britain, starting from as far away as Lands End and Newcastle,… Read More →

What to do when toddlers fall for gendered marketing

by Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein

So, it finally happened. There’d been hints of it before (indicating the Play Doh box: “this is for boys AND girls, mummy!”) but it was never outright until the other night. A certain… Read More →

Don’t Be Such A Girl

by caro unlimited

A couple of months ago, I did a post on here that was about school teachers, and about how some people seem to think that there’s no way that little boys can respect… Read More →

Bit Of An Oprah Moment

by Lucy

Last year I started a campaign appealing to the editor of The Sun to please stop showing the Page 3 pictures. It’s been a bit of a roller coaster since then, I’ve spent… Read More →

Is there a right diet for you?

by caro unlimited

Before I say anything else, I’d like to make it clear that I’m not talking about weight loss diets. There are a great many things in this world that make me extremely irritable… Read More →

Guerrilla Girlfare – “Reinventing the ‘f’ word”

by jchevais

For me, feminism is a tricky, tricky thing.  It’s a minefield of prejudices, stereotypes and incomprehension, despite the fact that the concept is really quite simple.  The no-brainer definition is this: The advocacy of women’s… Read More →

How to be a Woman: I’m a Feminist? by Hannah Hassack

by Keris

Throughout my adult life, since I have been old enough to understand that the difference between men and women goes beyond whether you have a foo foo or a dinky, when asked (surprisingly… Read More →

No More Page 3 Update – by Hayley Devlin.

by Lucy

It’s hard work, this being a student nonsense. Between the drinking all night and the hungover sleeping all day, I also go to classes, do my assignments (always on time, I must add)… Read More →

What has been seen, cannot be unseen

by Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein

I was struggling a bit with post ideas this week. In spite of International Women’s Day, and my loose subject here of ‘raising a daughter’, I was feeling out of inspiration. Talking about… Read More →

Fat is a Female Issue…

by Positive Sarah

No, I didn’t forget the name of Susie Orbach’s book (and yes, of course I’ve read it) – the post title is in response to what seems like atorrent of media hectoring of… Read More →