**Trigger warning: contains references to rape and sexual assault** I recently binge watched the Netflix true crime series Making A Murderer. It’s about a man who is imprisoned for a crime he may not have committed. As a result I’veRead more…
Breast cancer and the Pink Myth
Mum used to read me recipe books as bedtime stories. When we ran out of picture books and we had exhausted The Hobbit, she would go to the kitchen, pick out a complicated one and climb into the bed nextRead more…
The Big Clit Club: How bodies are used to police women
In 1892, Dr Robert Morris wrote a book called Is Evolution Trying to Do Away with the Clitoris and spoiler alert – he believed that it was. He wasn’t the only one. At the end of the 19th century, aroundRead more…
Scalpel, stitches, satin – the Butcher’s House of fashion
As soon as I step into the clothing store, I feel like I don’t belong. The shop is packed with sophisticated, stylish women: high society matrons in killer heels and faux-fur coats, mothers with their young daughters, a picture-perfect tellerRead more…
On vulnerability, men and feminism
Every day for the last few months I have made a facebook post with the hashtag #InternationalMensDay (#IMD). In the same way that International Women’s Day visibly gives one day out of three hundred and sixty-five to the achievements, communities,Read more…