The Halo Effect
Studies have shown that the more attractive you are, the more likely you are to earn more money, get promoted or even just get hired....
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Feb 13, 20211 min read
"Not All Men"
Content Warning: mentions of r*pe and sexual assault This is a phrase we repeatedly hear from the ‘good’ men who feel their “reputation...
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Feb 10, 20211 min read
The fight against period poverty starting in Scotland
As of November 2020 Scotland has become the first country in the world to supply free sanitary products to “anyone who needs them” after...
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Feb 3, 20211 min read
Poland’s crisis regarding abortion laws.
Poland’s transition from communist rule to western democracy began in 1989 with their first free parliamentary elections since the 1920s....
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Dec 27, 20202 min read
Why we need to decriminalise sex work
Some modern-day feminists argue that sex work is inherently misogynistic and exploitative, supporting complete or partial criminalisation...
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Dec 27, 20201 min read
Femicides in Mexico
What is femicide? Femicide is broadly defined as the intentional killing of women or children because they are females. 987 women were...
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Dec 13, 20201 min read
Girl Up
Charities all over the world, such as the Fawcett Society, the Women’s Global Empowerment Fund, and Girl Up, to name a few, work...
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Dec 4, 20201 min read
Tiktok: a magnet for pedophiles
Over 700 million people use TikTok worldwide. There are 18 million 14-year-olds with accounts on the app in the US alone (over ⅓ of their...
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IntersectNews team
Nov 29, 20201 min read
NO THANKS
Among teenage girls, receiving an unsolicited photograph is normal; expected. 53% of young women will receive an unsolicited picture from...
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Nov 8, 20202 min read
It’s Just Hormones
‘She’s just hormonal’, ‘Someone’s on their period!’ ‘She’s menopausal’. But no one ever hears, ‘it's hormones’ or, ‘he’s just a hormonal...
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Nov 2, 20202 min read
Poland’s pro-choice protests
Poland is witnessing some of their biggest protests since the current government came to power. Thousands have defied the COVID-19...
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Oct 28, 20201 min read
Gender Representation in the Media
For a long time, the proportion of women to men in films has been significantly less - in fact, the percentage of female speaking roles...
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Oct 24, 20201 min read
Girls Take Over D&D
When most people think of a stereotypical nerd, they picture a boy with thick glasses who likes math and plays nerdy games like Dungeons...
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Oct 20, 20201 min read
Only 40% of schools and colleges in England have accessed free period products from the Government
Only 40% of schools and colleges in England have utilised the Government's free period products scheme. The #freeperiods campaign, led by...
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Oct 5, 20202 min read
Nice guys are not so nice
A “nice guy” getting mad at you for being put in the friendzone is an almost universal experience for women and if you are one of these...
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Oct 5, 20202 min read
What is intersectional feminism?
What is intersectional feminism? Why is it important? Intersectionality has often been misunderstood as a theory that places certain...
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Oct 1, 20202 min read
Gandhi - “Mahatma” or not?
"Mahatma" Gandhi, commonly called "The Father of our Nation" in India, has a cult following of nearly an entire nation. The title...
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Oct 1, 20201 min read
Pornhub = illegal trafficking
TW: This article talks about sex trafficking and r*pe With the rise of the internet, everything is more accessible- including porn. With...
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Sep 29, 20201 min read
Marital rape: A non-criminalised crime in India
India is one of just 36 countries that do not criminalise marital rape. Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code, which defines rapes, makes...
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Sep 26, 20202 min read
The Men are Murderous Myth
Men, statistically, are more violent than women. This fact has existed for as long back as we have records. The question is, why? Despite...
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