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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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May 20, 20211 min read
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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 16, 20211 min read
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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 13, 20211 min read
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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 9, 20211 min read
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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
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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
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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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Apr 6, 20211 min read
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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
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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 29, 20212 min read
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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
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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 27, 20211 min read
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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 23, 20211 min read
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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
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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 13, 20211 min read
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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, 20212 min read
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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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Mar 2, 20211 min read
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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 28, 20211 min read
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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 26, 20211 min read
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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 21, 20211 min read
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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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Feb 18, 20212 min read
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