Female Hysteria
The term “hysteria” was long used as a catch-all to dismiss the health concerns of women, a “diagnosis” that could see them face invasive...
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Apr 16, 20211 min read
Rachael Blackmore’s Grand National triumph marks her as a true inspiration
On Saturday, 10 April 2021, Rachael Blackmore made history at the Grand National, a gruelling British horse race, as she became the first...
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Apr 13, 20211 min read
The Brazilian COVID-19 Crisis
The country, whose death toll is second only to the US at 337,000, has not been able to implement many lockdown measures due to the work...
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Apr 9, 20211 min read
RFU policies for Trans Women
A new policy suggested by the RFU means that there could be an assessment by a coach to see whether transgender women who weigh over 90...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
Responsibility Roulette
The death of Sarah Everard has ignited a movement that has been suppressed and forgotten for too long. Outrage at the femicides that are...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
Voluntarily Intoxicated - It's not Rape?
Last week, the Minnesota Supreme Court overruled a felony rape charge due to the victim being voluntarily intoxicated. Under Minnesota...
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Apr 6, 20211 min read
Gamechanger in Women’s Football
After over a decade of advocates of women’s football fighting for more support from broadcasters and the Football Association there has...
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Mar 29, 20212 min read
Women in the Workforce
Throughout history, women have been treated as the “inferior” sex and they were mostly assigned domestic jobs, such as taking care of the...
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Mar 29, 20212 min read
Can men really be sexually harassed by women?
TW: mentions of sexual harassment Yes. Yes they can. And why are we letting women get away with this? As a woman, I know factually and...
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Mar 27, 20211 min read
Female leadership underrepresented in female fields
In female-dominated fields, male leadership dominates. 76% of American teachers are women, yet they represent only 24% of school district...
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Mar 27, 20211 min read
Protecting Women in Iran
After a long history of women having little to no rights in Iran, a new, finalised bill to help protect women, is being debated in...
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Mar 23, 20211 min read
Holding Men Accountable
The week, kicked off by International Women’s Day, was one of the most tragic ever seen for women in the UK. Ending with the murder of...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
The Gender Data Gap
In 2019, Caroline Criado Perez published her book “Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men”, highlighting how our...
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Mar 13, 20211 min read
Femicide in Argentina
On the 17th of February 18-year-old Ursula Bahillo was murdered in her hometown of Rojas, Buenos Aires, by her ex-boyfriend. Ursula had...
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Mar 2, 20212 min read
Choice Feminism
Choice feminism is a modern feminist ideology that was pushed by the mainstream’s idea of what feminism is. Due to women historically...
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Mar 2, 20211 min read
Women at Work and their Treatment
Throughout most of modern history, women have been treated as the “inferior” sex. Originally, a woman’s job was to take care of the house...
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Feb 28, 20211 min read
No Pill for Men
Anyone who’s heard of the pill as a form of birth control, knows it doesn’t go without side effects. Sure, it makes you a bit moody and...
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Feb 26, 20211 min read
Julia Gillard’s Treatment in Politics
Coming to office in 2010, Julia Gillard was Australia’s first and only female prime minister. Throughout her term, she faced exceptional...
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Feb 21, 20211 min read
Performative Activism
Performative activism. It’s impossible not to have seen it. It’s hopping on the bandwagon, putting up the front that you really do care....
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Feb 18, 20212 min read
How Sweden is paving the way for gender equality.
Sweden has been continually branded as one of the best countries to be a woman. This is largely a result of the Swedish Government...
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