Features

Whose feminism is it?

Is feminism reaching women of colour? How about women who didn't go to university, teenage mums, or women who do not have access to the internet? Annika Spalding calls for change

Published: 22 September 2008 | Category: Activism, Family, Feminism, Racism, Work and Play | Written by Annika Spalding

It's only a bloody tampon

Is a tampon soaked in stage blood too shocking for theatre-goers? Gemma Bolwell and Harriet Chandler report

Published: 22 September 2008 | Category: Culture and Media | Written by Various Authors

Across the porn divide

It's time to end the battle of words, argues Debi Crow

Published: 10 September 2008 | Category: Activism, Feminism, Language | Written by Debi Crow

Reviews

The Perfect Vagina

Cutting away at your labia sounds extreme, but more and more women are going under the surgeon's knife. Amy Clare reports on a Channel 4 documentary which attempted to shine a light on why this is happening

Published: 10 September 2008 | Category: Television | Written by Amy Clare

Femmes of Power: Exploding Queer Femininities

What does femme mean, and how does it differ from the 'traditional' femininity which feminism so often puts under the microscope? Milly Shaw reviews a book of photographs of and interviews with femmes from around the world

Published: 8 September 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Milly Shaw

Janes In Love

Janes In Love is an oddly bloodless story of friendship, boys and 'art attacks', says Sarah C L

Published: 7 September 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Sarah C L

Her Naked Skin

Rebecca Lenkiewicz's take on the suffrage movement hinges on a clichéd story of forbidden love between seamstress Eve Douglas and Lady Celia Cain. Debi Withers is exasperated

Published: 7 September 2008 | Category: Plays | Written by debi withers

Loving outside the line of monogamy: Tristan Taormino's new guide to open relationships

Two-person relationships are the default in our culture, but why? Red Chidgey reviews a book which lays open the potential for different kinds of relationships

Published: 4 September 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Red Chidgey

Uglies

Uglies opens in a world where every teenager undergos extreme surgery on their 16th birthday to mould them into hypnotic and hypnotised 'Pretties'. Cazz Blase reviews a four-part 'trilogy' with plenty to say about body image, cosmetic surgery, citizen journalism, celebrity, the environment and, of course, growing up

Published: 3 September 2008 | Category: Books | Written by Cazz Blase