Tharushi Wijesiri dives into healthcare inequality – what do we already know about women’s health and what is still a mystery?
A breakdown of #NotAllMen and why it is problematic
Madeleine Williams explores the trending hashtag #notallmen. Did this hashtag derail a necessary conversation about women’s rights or is it (as WIkipedia notes), a social movement against generalisations?
The Positive Female Influencers you Should be Following
Our Instagram feeds have the power to change and influence our perceptions of not only ourselves, but the world that we live in; a world which is so often filled with internalised misogyny, racism and […]
2021 Literary Calendar: Women Writers to Read this Year
March Of Women and Salt by Gabriela Garcia (March 30th) This is a story of immigration, detailing cigar factories from 19th century Cuba to present day detention centres in Miama. Jeanette, daughter to Cuban immigrant […]
Sarah Everard You Do Not Walk Alone
On the 3rd of March 2021, 33-year-old Sarah Everard walked home after leaving a friend’s house around 9pm. Sarah’s route home consisted of main roads, busy streets and well-lit paths, the typical thing young women […]
Women in the Arts Over Time
The tagline of this year’s International Women’s Day was #choosetochallenge. The tag encourages people to tackle gender-based inequality on a personal and collective level. Equally, the tag draws attention to the numerous women throughout history, […]
Femininity as Performance: ‘I made the decision to grow out all my body hair’
Recently, I made the decision to grow out all of my body hair. Since then, I have experienced a whole array of reactions from family and friends. These have ranged dramatically between open disgust on […]
It’s Time to Support Small Businesses Run by Women
Now, more than ever, it is hugely important to support women-led businesses. Not only have women been disproportionately economically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with women being around a third more likely to work in […]
Reclaiming the Night
After Sarah Everard was murdered, people across the country took to the streets and social media to grieve the wider issue of violence against women and marginalised genders. Zahra Iqbal and Maariyah Fulat report on Reclaim the […]
COVID & the gender pay gap in sport
Kate Hall discusses the gender pay gap and stereotypes in sport.
Victim Narratives: Not a Black/White Issue
At what point to victim narratives become counterproductive? Isabel Ralphs reports.
Is feminism hurting men?
Ioana Grădinaru looks at the validity of claims that feminism is hurting men, and whether these arguments should instead be directed at the gender imbalance it seeks to redress.