Living on the Hill Archives - Page 6 of 7

Why Aren’t Feminists Battling Religious fundamentalism?

March 20, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 9 Comments

Mainstream feminists have a role to play battling religious fundamentalism, but that is going to require a process of profound soul searching. Read more

Racialising Rape: Not New, Not Subconscious, and Not Acceptable

March 18, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 2 Comments

It is incredibly irritating to see individuals being outraged about rape when it has a racial element, but ignoring it elsewhere. Rape is a sexual violence problem. Not a race one. Read more

Modesty; the New Sexy? Hijab or Hotpants, We’re all Under Social Scrutiny

March 15, 2017 | by Madelaine Hanson | 2 Comments

Whether I'm wearing a hijab or hotpants, I'm never inviting you to grab me, overly-sexualise me or label me as a meek little virgin Read more

A Stand for Equality, a Stand Against Objectification

March 5, 2017 | by Lottie Moore | 3 Comments

We have an opportunity here to change the landscape and make a stand for equality and ultimately the safety of women. It is not an opportunity to be missed and it certainly is not an occasion where the ‘locker room’ narrative can win. Read more

‘It’s just porn’: Coming to terms with a sexually corrosive culture

February 27, 2017 | by Robert Jensen | 1 Comments

Robert Jensen is a professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin. This essay is drawn from his book The End of Patriarchy: Radical Feminism for Men, published in January 2017 by Spinifex Press. He can be reached at rjensen@austin.utexas.edu or through his website, http://robertwjensen.org/. Although the most compelling critiques […] Read more

“Sex work” or “prostitution”? Language choices reveal views on male dominance

February 27, 2017 | by Robert Jensen | 11 Comments

Linda Sarsour is a Disgrace to Feminism

January 28, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Sarsour’s statements are an affront to women and men around the world who fight an uphill battle to escape and fight against misogynistic laws. The praise and support that Sarsour has received makes it appear that American feminists are not particularly concerned about the wellbeing of their sisters in far-off lands. Read more

The Populism of the Women’s March in the US

January 27, 2017 | by Houzan Mahmoud | 0 Comments

In light of Donald Trump’s controversial inauguration as 45th president of the US, women recently organised themselves into a series of marches in order to show their power and political will. As many of us feminists know, institutionalised sexism, patriarchy, warmongering, racism and class division have finally come to the fore and have become far […] Read more

“In the Name of Allah: Thou Shalt Not Treat Women as Equals”

January 4, 2017 | by Leo Igwe | 0 Comments

Supposedly Allah demands that we do not treat women as our equals. All Muslims who are progressively minded must speak out against this disgusting edict. We, as Nigerians, must make sure the gender-equality bill passes! Read more

Interview with Sikivu Hutchinson -Feminist, Humanist, Novelist, Author

December 20, 2016 | by Scott Jacobsen | 0 Comments

Sikivu Hutchinson is an American feminist, atheist and author/novelist. She is the author of ‘White Nights, Black Paradise‘ (2015), ‘Godless Americana: Race and Religious Rebels‘ (2013), ‘Moral Combat: Black Atheists, Gender Politics, and the Values Wars‘ (2011), and ‘Imagining Transit: Race, Gender, and Transportation Politics in Los Angeles‘ (Travel Writing Across the Disciplines) (2003). Moral Combat is the first book on […] Read more