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West Yorkshire Police: Allies of Convenience | Jo Bartosch

March 15, 2019 | by Jo Bartosch | 0 Comments

Jo Bartosch records the efforts of the West Yorkshire Police to enforce ideological conformity on the British public, while they fail women again and again. Read more

Sportswomen’s Rights are Women’s Rights

March 12, 2019 | by Helen Saxby | 0 Comments

Sportswomen have begun adding their voices to concerns about those with male bodies participating in women's sports. They cannot be so easily dismissed. Read more

Coercive control activist: ‘Sally Challen case is about more than murder’

March 6, 2019 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

As the Sally Challen case demonstrates, coercive control is the result of gradual, systematic degradation, which leaves wounds often invisible to others. Read more

Sex Crimes in Sweden – What’s Really Going On?

January 17, 2018 | by Zorana Vuk | 0 Comments

The recent wave of migrant sex crimes in Sweden has received much international media attention and varying narratives in reports. Where does the truth lie? In the time of the #metoo hashtag where many celebrities globally have come forward in opening up about being victims of sexual harassment and sex crimes, Sweden recently gained attention […] Read more

It’s Men Who Should Be Making Way for Transwomen in the Labour party

January 16, 2018 | by Jo Bartosch | 0 Comments

Conflict within the Labour party shows us how a male-oriented focus on gender identity can hurt the feminist movement by ignoring women's rights. Read more

10 Ways Nuance Can Improve Your Intersectional Sex Life!

December 15, 2017 | by Sarah Mills | 0 Comments

Critiquing the gem that is Everyday Feminism's comprehensive dating guide for the intersectional feminist is no easy feat, but might a dash of nuance help? Read more

Why You Need To Take A Second Look At The Debate On Pornography

November 13, 2017 | by Heather Brunkskell-Evans | 2 Comments

As women, let us ignore men’s (and some women’s) cries of witch hunt and become truly active agents rebuff personal shame and place it with the men. Read more

We Must Stop the ‘Good Guys and Bad Guys’ Nonsense

November 12, 2017 | by Robert Jensen | 4 Comments

We have to let go of an illusion - that there is some bright line between men who rape and men who don’t rape, between the bad guys and the good guys. Read more

Hardcore Hate: Pornography’s Impact on Men and Women

November 9, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 5 Comments

We need to face up to pornography's damaging effect on attitudes towards sex and sexual equality, argues Critical Sisters' Jo Bartosch. Read more

‘Pedocriminal’ – Topless Feminists Protest Polanski Event

October 31, 2017 | by Dan Fisher | 0 Comments

‘Very Important Pedocriminal’ was the slogan painted on one protester’s back at the museum of cinema, Cinémathèque Française, as the venue attempted to host a retrospective of Roman Polanski’s cinema history. The 84-year-old French-Polish director’s films include Rosemary’s Baby, Chinatown, The Pianist and The Ghost Writer. Polanski had been invited to present his latest film ‘D’après […] Read more