Two women have been appointed to key positions at Pan African University Two women have been elected to take over key roles at the Pan African University (PAU), now leading half of the four operational research institutes. The first woman, Professor Elizabeth Sarange Bosire Abenga, has been elected as director of the Pan African University […]
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Lack of women in Covid-reporting
Lack of women in Covid-reporting Lucy Aylmer writes about the lack of women in the media’s coverage of Covid-19. A special report on women’s underrepresentation in news media has discovered that women’s expertise in the news has been significantly reduced in comparisons to men’s presence in the news. Between 2005-2015 only one in five experts in the news were […]
The Art of Women
Jess Calcutt discusses the lack of spending on women’s art and how it may, or may not, change in the future.
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 […]