Articles by Abby O'Reilly

Wigs, lipstick and alcohol: review of the BBC's Silk

Although it may be a gripping courtroom drama, Abby O'Reilly argues that Silk fails to reflect the true status of women in the legal profession

Abby O'Reilly // 27 March 2011

Categories: Television

Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed

Sex blogger Abby Lee saw her anonymity stripped away by the media. Her latest book explores the personal consequences in a society that has yet to come to terms with female sexual desire, says Abby O'Reilly

Abby O'Reilly // 9 August 2010

Categories: Books

No porn is good porn?

Is it possible to reconcile an appreciation for porn with feminism? Searching for answers, Abby O'Reilly interviews Anna Span, the UK's first female porn director

Abby O'Reilly // 1 October 2007

Categories: Culture and Media, Sex and Relationships

Abby Lee - girl with (not just) a one-track mind

Sex-blogger Abby Lee faces down the double standard that would label her a slut on a regular basis. She speaks to Abby O'Reilly about being 'outed' in the press, fan mail and her new role as spokesperson for the next sexual revolution

Abby O'Reilly // 8 August 2007

Categories: Sex and Relationships

Yummy-mummy or pramface?

Baby-making has become a high-pressure pursuit, argues Abby O'Reilly. Celebrity 'yummy-mummies' only raise the stakes further and obscure the realities of child-birth and motherhood

Abby O'Reilly // 7 July 2007

Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Sex and Relationships

Flicking the Bean

Thanks to the media and canny advertising agencies, we are surrounded by sexualised images of women. Abby O'Reilly asks why actual female sexual pleasure is still taboo

Abby O'Reilly // 1 March 2007

Categories: Body and Health, Sex and Relationships

Psychologies

A magazine for women that isn't obsessed with making you feel bad about your body image? Shocking, but possibly true, as Abby O'Reilly explains.

Abby O'Reilly // 17 November 2006

Categories: Magazines

Declaration of Independence

You're female, successful, single, and prefer your life that way. So why are you still seen as an object of pity? Abby O'Reilly argues that women are still put under immense pressure by friends, family, and the dominant culture to 'bag a man'.

Abby O'Reilly // 26 September 2006