Jess Calcutt discusses the lack of spending on women’s art and how it may, or may not, change in the future.
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USA Women’s Fiction Prize
Amelia Gregory discusses The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, America’s first literary award for women and non-binary writers.
The Undiagnosed Pain
Anna Romanovska discusses the devastating effects of Endometriosis and explains why this condition needs to be public knowledge.
Menopause for thought
Freya Insoll discusses ‘the development of the fashion and beauty industry with regards to the menopause’ As someone who’s at least 20+ years off the menopause, unsurprisingly I’ve given little thought to the impacts and intricacies of arguably the most life-changing biological stage of a woman’s life. It was only with the recent surge in female journalists […]
Review: ‘Boston Marriage’ at the Cygnet Theatre
Rebecca Winkle reviews David Mamet’s three-women comedy drama, ‘Boston Marriage’.
Blackhole Backlash
Natalie Tongue voices her contempt towards the misogynistic attack against Katie Bouman, responsible for the first ever photo of a black hole.
Man-less Booker Prize
One of the most coveted awards in the literary sphere, the Man Booker Prize boasts a back catalogue of winners that stretch from Hilary Mantel to William Golding. This year, the International Man Booker Prize for Fiction has gone viral in the news for having 5 female nominees out of a total of 6. Has […]
Hey Girls… Wanna Talk About Period Poverty?
Homelessness, natural disasters and extreme poverty. All of these things have several impacts, with many charities working hard to provide food, bedding and other supplies. But when people talk about these issues, how many actually consider the importance of access to sanitary products for young girls and women? Every day, many young women around the world […]
Abortion laws in Nicaragua and El Salvador: Women as lesser humans.
Nicaragua and El Salvador are 2 out of the 8 countries in the world with a complete abortion ban. It is a crime even if the woman’s life in mortal danger. This means that women all over Nicaragua and El Salvador are being rejected abortion, even if the alternative is certain death. This reflects a […]
Top 10: Defining moments in women’s sport in 2017
Across all facets of society, a number of alarming exposés have sought to unravel historical inequality. Particularly, sexual harassment cases have engulfed Hollywood and the BBC gender pay gap scandal has caused a crisis. Finally, the cause of equality is being trumpeted on a much larger scale and has been thrust into the public consciousness […]