Articles from January 2008
Breaking out of the mould
Claire Daly interviews the first editor of pioneering feminist magazine Spare Rib
Claire Daly // 31 January 2008
Categories: Activism, Culture and Media, Feminism, Interviews
How the word 'slut' oppresses women
Ever been called a 'slag'? How about 'frigid'? Jennifer Drew explains how such derogatory language is used to keep women in their place
Jennifer Drew // 31 January 2008
Categories: Language, Sex and Relationships, Violence
Comments from December 2007
Comments received during the last month of 2007
Jess McCabe // 14 January 2008
Categories: Comments
The F Word Podcast - episode three!
Episode three of The F Word podcast - on the tricky topic of pornography - is out now!
Jess McCabe // 14 January 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Podcasts, Sex and Relationships
Ask a feminist - The F Word problem page
How can I tell if I am a feminist? Can I be a married feminist with children? Check out The F Word's new 'ask a feminist' feature for more
Jess McCabe // 10 January 2008
Categories: Ask a Feminist, Family, Feminism
A period of transition
Helen G considers why some feminists are hostile to transgender women
Helen G // 2 January 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Feminism, Stereotypes
Against censorship
Porn should be reformed, not banned, argues Laurie Penny
Laurie Penny // 2 January 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Sex and Relationships, Violence
Glamour models made me sick
Lads' mags are responsible for my eating disorder, says Hannah Whittaker
Hannah Whittaker // 2 January 2008
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image, Sex and Relationships
It's So You
Love clothes, but not in a 'Vogue' way? This collection of essays on expressing identity through fashion could be for you, says Jess McCabe
Jess McCabe // 2 January 2008
Categories: Books
Miss LSE or Miss-ogyny?
Antonia Strachey explains why she took part in a protest against a beauty contest for students at the London School of Economics
Antonia Strachey // 2 January 2008
Categories: Activism, Body and Health, Culture and Media, Fashion and Image
What not to watch
A recent episode of Trinny and Susannah's latest makeover show suggested that women choose to work in supermarkets to hide in the frumpy uniforms. Alexandra M Kokoli reports
Alexandra M Kokoli // 1 January 2008
Categories: Television
