Articles from August 2005
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Catherine Redfern // 2 August 2005
Categories: Comments
We Need to Talk About Kevin
Janet Phillips reviews the book by Lionel Shriver which won the Orange Prize for Fiction 2005. As she explains, the book paints a picture of motherhood and parenting that is far from mainstream.
Michelle Wright // 2 August 2005
Categories: Books
He's Just Not That Into You
Remember ladies, it's all about You, You, YOU! says latest self-help guru Greg Behrendt, author of yet another book claiming men should always initiate relationships and women never should. Holly Combe rips this latest publishing phenomenon to shreds.
Holly Combe // 1 August 2005
Categories: Books
Who's the man?
Is masculinity simply "natural" or - like femininity - is it essentially performance? Holly Combe addresses this question and more as she reports on her first time at a Drag King workshop, and shares the results with The F-Word
Holly Combe // 1 August 2005
Categories: Fashion and Image, Men
The Appliance of Science
Earlier this year the President of Harvard made some controversial comments about innate differences between men and women. Ealasaid Gilfillan explains why we should care, and how feminists can contribute to the debate by learning to distinguish between science and politics.
Ealasaid Gilfillan // 1 August 2005
Categories: Politics and Current Affairs
Attention Seeker
The Radio 1 broadcaster Sara Cox recently complained about not getting whistled at and "leched" after by men in the steet. Rosa wonders what affect her example is having on young women and takes issue with Cox's insistence that there is "no such thing as unwanted attention".
Rosa // 1 August 2005
Categories: Culture and Media
Left behind?
Louise Whittle explains why she is disillusioned with the revolutionary left and its attitude towards feminism. She argues that the revolutionary left only pays lip-service to feminism, and sexism and machismo are as pervasive in these organisations as in mainstream society. When women are exhorted to "wait for the revolution", what's a socialist feminist to do?
Louise Whittle // 1 August 2005
Categories: Politics and Current Affairs
