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The Sexual Revolution is Not to Blame for Sexual Predators

October 19, 2017 | by Emile Yusupoff | 0 Comments

Attempting to connect the actions of sexual abusers like Harvey Weinstein to sexual permissiveness is not just wrong but repugnant and dangerous. Read more

After #MeToo: Are Men Listening? Will There Be Change?

October 18, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Will men genuinely reflect on and work to change their own behaviour following the #MeToo campaign? Or will they express solidarity, and move on? Read more

You Cannot Dismiss The Relevance Of ‘Sex’ Quite So Casually

October 12, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 1 Comments

When so much of our lives are determined by sex, the plan by the ONS to eliminate 'sex' from the details, is as dismissive of women as it is drastic. Read more

The Dangerous Problem with the Concepts of Fatshaming and Fatphobia

October 7, 2017 | by Helen Pluckrose | 3 Comments

In the past decade, we have seen a change in intersectional feminist discourses around obesity and the rise of ‘fatness’ as a marginalised identity Read more

Silencing Linda Bellos: The Mainstream Left Continues To Betray Women

October 5, 2017 | by Jo Bartosch | 2 Comments

The de-platforming of Linda Bellos is a symptom of a wider malaise amongst the left, a moral relativism which is patronisingly racist and sexist. Read more

Interview with Craig Pomranz on Children and Gender Roles

September 25, 2017 | by Tara Abhasakun | 0 Comments

Tara Abhasakun interviews Craig Pomranz, author of a new children's book titled Made By Raffi, about children and gender roles. Read more

India’s Supreme Court Declares Triple Talaq ‘Unconstitutional’

September 20, 2017 | by Donya Taher | 0 Comments

The New Delhi Supreme Court reaches a historical decision which will change the future of many Muslim women in India by suspending the “triple talaq” divorce law and declaring it unconstitutional. Read more

Rites of Passage: Discussions Surrounding Muslim Women and FGM

August 28, 2017 | by Sara Al Iraqiya | 0 Comments

Criticism of FGM should not be conflated with anti-Muslim bigotry. We need a critical conversation on the practise to protect women and girls. Read more

So, Why Do We Pander to the Beauty Industry Again?

August 17, 2017 | by Sheila Jeffreys | 0 Comments

High Heels, Low Status As a feminist who argues that beauty practices are harmful to women’s equality, I have been accused of being a killjoy who spoils the fun women get from crippling shoes, depilation, revealing clothing, makeup, figure-hugging dresses and short skirts. But the wearing of high heels, for instance, is not just a […] Read more

I Defended the Women’s March Organisers. I Was Wrong

August 8, 2017 | by CNLifestyle | 0 Comments

Protesting FGM is sensitive, but women’s rights activism demands the courage to do such things. It seems the Women’s March are either afraid or don’t care. Read more