Articles from December 2009
Comments from November 2009
Comments sent in during November, for your reading pleasure
Jess McCabe // 22 December 2009
Categories: Comments
A question of (sexism in) sport
Despite plaudits from politicians, women's sport gets less media coverage than men's sport, says Natalie Davis, and sports pages largely feature women as eyecandy not athletes
Natalie Davis // 18 December 2009
Categories: Culture and Media
Women's art in Paris: elles@centrepompidou
Susan Gilbert takes us on a tour of the Pompidou Centre's groundbreaking rehanging of its collection to showcase the last 100 years of art through work by women
Sue Gilbert // 17 December 2009
Categories: Art
Piggy banks and budget cuts
Cuts have become politically popular again, but the new thrift is targeted at the most not least vulnerable, says Clare Gould
Clare Gould // 16 December 2009
Categories: Family, Politics and Current Affairs, Sex and Relationships, Work and Play
On sisterhood
Katie Sutton was called sexist names at Reclaim the Night, amid continued disagreements between feminists over the issue of prostitution/sex work. Where now for sisterhood at these public events? Includes a response by Finn Mackay
Various Authors // 9 December 2009
The Wisdom of Whores
Elizabeth Pisani's book breaks down the facts on HIV/AIDS, but loses points for offensive language and playing too cool to care, says Charlotte Cooper
Charlotte Cooper // 7 December 2009
Categories: Books
Girls in the lead
Girlguides can offer girls a respite from pressure of gendered expectations. Clare Burgess offers her perspective as a late-joiner
Clare Burgess // 7 December 2009
Categories: Culture and Media, Family, Work and Play
Moving towards solidarity
Transphobic feminism makes no sense, argues Laurie Penny
Laurie Penny // 6 December 2009
Categories: Feminism
Daphne Du Maurier's feminist fairy tales
Sian Norris reconsiders Daphne du Maurier's novels
Sian Norris // 5 December 2009
Categories: Books
