Features

Come on Boris, what you got?

Sandrine Levêque from Object reports on the next stage in the campaign to change the licensing laws for lap-dancing clubs

Published: 26 June 2008 | Category: Activism | Written by Sandrine Levêque

Why are women so critical of each other?

All to often, the feminist promise of sisters supporting each other does not reflect reality. Rosjke Hasseldine considers what is holding women back from leaving the war of attrition behind in favour of solidarity

Published: 14 June 2008 | Category: Feminism | Written by Rosjke Hasseldine

Men! Feminism needs you! (Not your privilege...)

Anne Onne dispenses some advice for men commenting on feminist websites and blogs

Published: 14 June 2008 | Category: Feminism, Men | Written by Anne Onne

Cartoon special...

In a break from our usual text-based programming, a selection of cartoons on the theme of men and women, by Yvonne Howard

Published: 9 June 2008 | Category: Men, Sex and Relationships | Written by Yvonne Howard

Mama's mop and Bachelor's soup

Although women shoulder most of the housework burden, men also vacuum, wash up and do the laundry. Kristine Bergström wonders why TV advertising persists in pretending otherwise?

Published: 9 June 2008 | Category: Culture and Media, Work and Play | Written by Kristine Bergström

Ask a feminist - The F-Word problem page

In the third 'Ask a Feminist', our contributors answer questions from a woman who is seven months pregnant and needs help explaining why she wants to keep her name to her partner - and why their child won't necessarily take his name; from a reader wondering if crafty hobbies are compatible with feminism; and from another pondering if life is easier as a "fat" or "thin" feminist

Published: 2 June 2008 | Category: Ask a Feminist | Written by Various Authors

Reviews

Fragments from the Dark

Debi Withers reviews a book of writing by and interviews with female refugees and asylum seekers in Wales

Published: 15 June 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Debi Withers

Sex and the City the movie: Having your (wedding) cake and eating it

The Sex and the City movie makes for a disappointing postscript to the more subversive TV series, argues Catherine Redfern

Published: 5 June 2008 | Category: Films | Written by Catherine Redfern

Haunted?

El Orfanato is a rare example of the 'horror' genre with a strong female lead. Or is it? Lindsey M Sheehan has more

Published: 5 June 2008 | Category: Films | Written by Lindsey M Sheehan

Rape: an unfinished revolution

Joanna Bourke's history of rape turns a steady and necessary gaze on an unsettling subject, concludes Louise Livesey

Published: 4 June 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Louise Livesey