Dealing with political inequalities is an inescapable part of the daily life of a woman. It is perhaps equally unsurprising to consider that romantic love, particularly heterosexual romantic love is, as Laurie Penny so aptly calls it, a battlefield. RomanceRead more…
Language is inevitably gender-coded. It is, after all, “man-made”. We cultivate our own gender expression through language, and infer gender from the vernacular of others. While this occurs in every facet of our social existence, employment is an area whereRead more…
I’ve been gone nearly as long as I lived there. Like the cliché, I left as soon as I could, at 17, heading south for university. I only applied for degrees that would put at least a day’s drive betweenRead more…
**Content warning: rape, sexual assault** This is not another story about a girl who was let down by the system. It’s a story about how my efforts to help her changed my life. In 2016, a young woman who wasRead more…
Ahead of next week’s Festival Muse, we’re catching up with some illustrious festival guests to get a sneak peek at what we can expect from their sessions. Rosanna Stevens is hosting The (Feminist) Week that Was, a ‘sassy panel of broads’ thatRead more…
