If you walked into any high-street store at the moment, you would be met by an abundance of graphic tees and jumpers proclaiming that ‘The Future is Female’. Feminist fashion is hot right now, and almost every brand is capitalising on it. On the surface, this looks positive; in a social environment where the #MeToo […]
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The Pen from Penryn: why January could always be worse
J January is always a month that is stressful for students. You soon realise that you did absolutely no work over Christmas and that you have numerous imminent essays and exams that make up an unnervingly large proportion of your degree. As well as that, there are housing arrangements to sort out for the next […]
Truly feminist? Reclaim the Night and their problematic quest…
Marching to draw attention to and fight oppression has been a popular form of protest for centuries. But can we say, in 2016, that activist marches are always the best way to achieve our goals in changing societal outlooks? Reclaim the Night is a march protesting sexual violence and “all forms of male violence against […]
Exeter pay gap is “outrageous,” says academic
Female staff members at the University of Exeter are expected to earn 21 per cent less than their male counterparts – whilst the gender pay gap for academics is, on average, 16.7 per cent. According to an Exeposé Freedom of Information (FOI) request, the University’s gender pay gap has a mean value of £8,476 for […]