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How climate change disproportionately affects women
The effects of climate change are not even, and women are disproportionately affected in comparison to men. The reasons for this are...
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Sep 26, 20201 min read
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Popularity: Explained
Representative Ocasio-Cortez is arguably one of the most popular politicians ever. She has amassed a great following on platforms such as...
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Sep 25, 20201 min read
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The Pink Tax
The pink tax is a controversial phenomenon that is not necessarily a tax in itself, but gender-based price discrimination against women....
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Sep 21, 20201 min read
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Internalised Misogyny
Misogynistic beliefs and ideas perpetuated by the media, social systems, schools, and other mediums don’t just affect boys. Girls and...
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Sep 19, 20201 min read
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Indonesia's Sexual Assault Crisis
The whole world seems to be forgetting that Indonesia exists. The fight for justice and equality is just starting in this country of...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
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Is There A 'Rape Protocol'?
TW: rape, sexual assault On 3rd July 2020, an Indian judge, Justice Krishna S Dixit of Karnataka High Court, expunged his comments...
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Sep 12, 20202 min read
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R*pe Culture at Schools
Content warning: r*pe and s*xual assault Rape culture is defined as ‘a culture in which sexual violence is treated as the norm and...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
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China’s One-Child Policy Has Harmed Girls
It is necessary to distinguish that girls are children and women are adults — society at large often seems to conveniently forget this...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
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Rap Music Is Afraid of Female Sexuality
The release of the song WAP, by Cardi B, has caused one of the biggest pop culture controversies that 2020 has seen thus far. The song is...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
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'Cuties': Coming of Age or Creepy
Netflix has released a few films over the years that have garnered the media’s attention and criticism, but none quite like their new...
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Sep 3, 20202 min read
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Umoja: The Village With No Men
Umoja, a small village located in the grasslands of Samburu, northern Kenya was founded in 1990 by 15 survivors of rape by British...
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Sep 3, 20201 min read
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Feminism Means Men Too
It’s fair enough that for as long as it’s been around, feminism has centered around women due to the historical oppression of all women,...
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Sep 3, 20202 min read
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USA Gymnastics Exposed for Sexual Abuse
We've all seen team USA's Gymnastic victories at the Olympics and World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. Still, not everyone knows...
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Aug 30, 20201 min read
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The Negative Labelling Of Naga Munchetty
Last Friday BBC Breakfast journalist Naga Munchetty interviewed transport secretary Grant Chapps, regarding checks and rules for...
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Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Watering Down Feminism For Men
As a girl in a male-dominated friend group, school and world, I experience the sort of casual sexism that most girls experience: the...
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Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Women: Written Out of History
For as long as humans have existed, the population has been 50% female, yet women make up just 0.5% of recorded history. Although many...
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Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Ellen the Not-So-Generous
“I made one of my employees cry like a baby today. Honestly, it felt good.” While she is famous for her tv hosting, Ellen DeGeneres has...
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Aug 30, 20202 min read
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Is It Valid To Have A Fear Of Men?
In short, yes, it is totally valid. In terms of evolution and psychology, men today are far more likely to have aggressive traits than...
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Aug 20, 20201 min read
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A World Tested for Men
A white man between the ages of 25 and 30, weighing approximately 70kg has a superpower: the ability to represent all of humanity. For...
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Aug 19, 20202 min read
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NEW PERIOD NEW ME
From the first wooden tampons in Ancient Egypt and the nettles of The Middle Ages, women have been attempting a plethora of period...
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Aug 18, 20202 min read
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