Articles from June 2008
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
Sandrine Levêque // 26 June 2008
Categories: Activism
Comments from May 2008
Comments received during the month of May
Jess McCabe // 23 June 2008
Categories: Comments
Fragments from the Dark
Debi Withers reviews a book of writing by and interviews with female refugees and asylum seekers in Wales
debi withers // 15 June 2008
Categories: Books
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
Rosjke Hasseldine // 14 June 2008
Categories: Feminism
Men! Feminism needs you! (Not your privilege...)
Anne Onne dispenses some advice for men commenting on feminist websites and blogs
Anne Onne // 14 June 2008
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
Yvonne Howard // 9 June 2008
Categories: Men, Sex and Relationships
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?
Kristine Bergstrom // 9 June 2008
Categories: Culture and Media, Work and Play
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
Catherine Redfern // 5 June 2008
Categories: Films
Haunted?
El Orfanato is a rare example of the 'horror' genre with a strong female lead. Or is it? Lindsey M Sheehan has more
Lindsey M Sheehan // 5 June 2008
Categories: Films
Rape: an unfinished revolution
Joanna Bourke's history of rape turns a steady and necessary gaze on an unsettling subject, concludes Louise Livesey
Louise Livesey // 4 June 2008
Categories: Books
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
Various Authors // 2 June 2008
Categories: Ask a Feminist
