Education: Code Pink
11 February 2013: Boris Johnson launches a 10-month inquiry into the capital’s education system, with one of the very many …
Category Archives: Representation
Thatcher: a feminist response to an antifeminist icon
Margaret Thatcher was not a feminist. Indeed, she went so far as to call feminism “poison” and to announce, with …
What is a feminist, anyway?
With the start of a new year, I thought I’d have a bit of a 101 post. The word “feminism” …
Royal Bump News #1
The first in what I suspect will become an entire series. I’ll start with the obvious: since William and Kate …
From the No Shit Sherlock Files
Remember the viral Youtube video of Australian PM Julia Gillard taking her opponent down a few pegs for his sexism? …
Sociology materials: C- could do better
Feminism, to me and to most I know, is an optimistic outlook. The dour sourpusses of popular mythology are just …
Real men eat tofu steak
There was an interesting story on the BBC this week about veganism and dating, featuring the London Vegan Meetup Group. …
Andrew M Brown wins gold in sexism
A glorious bit of traffic-chasing from the Torygraph on Thursday: Andrew M Brown writing under the headline “Women’s Judo: It’s …
Real life: just like Disney!
In other news today, Kate and Pippa Middleton have been jointly awarded a position on the Time list of 100 …
Fawcett: “London women worst off for pay and safety”
As per the headline, really. According to the Standard, the new report from Fawcett concludes that The gender pay gap …