Blog posts from August 2006
Vatican blanks doctors over first Colombian abortion
by Jess McCabe // 31 August 2006, 13:45
The Vatican has said it will excommunicate a team of doctors and nurses that performed an abortion on an 11 year old girl, who got pregnant after she was raped by her stepfather. The Guardian reports that Cardinal Alfonso Lopez...
Harman to debate equality
by Jess McCabe // 29 August 2006, 22:18
Harriet Harman, the Consitutitional Affairs Minister, and the woman behind the latest set of proposals to end the pay gap, is to speak at a debate on gender equality. Harman will give a keynote lecture, to be followed by a...
More Cho (and some other stuff)
by Jess McCabe // 27 August 2006, 10:12
Head on over to Feministing to read an interview with the fabulous Margaret Cho about her new burlesque show. It\x92s a show that really kind of incorporates a lot of things, but mostly it celebrates women\x92s bodies and is a...
Reclaim the Night
by Jess McCabe // 26 August 2006, 17:54
Don't put your marching boots away after the Mark Thomas protest, because it's nearly time for Reclaim the Night again. Well, OK, it's in November, but the London Feminist Network which organises the protest has already put out the first...
More activism...
by Lynne Miles // 23 August 2006, 13:44
I've just received an email from a friend (thanks, Louise!) regarding a mass protest organised by Mark Thomas coming up next week. You'll probably be aware that the recent Serious Organised Crime and Police Act of 2005 made it illegal...
Proof that activism can work...
by Louise Livesey // 22 August 2006, 13:31
Proof, if it be needed, that activism still works as Irish feminist begin an assault on the la-pdancing industry where it'll really hurt them - their pockets. As reported here almost fifty companies have already signed a charter vowing not...
Cameron tries to boost number of female MPs - meets predictable opposition from party
by Jess McCabe // 21 August 2006, 22:05
In yet another attempt to ditch the Tory party's image as the "nasty party", leader David Cameron is aiming to increase the number of women selected to stand at the next election. In winnable seats, no less. But, as the...
Guardian Hot 15 Women
by Lynne Miles // 21 August 2006, 14:54
In answer to the endless 'Loaded' type Hot 100 lists, and mirroring a similar endeavour undertaken in the USA a while ago, the Guardian has been taking nominations for a list of the women who are inspiring the UK. They...
"Spokeswomen" revisit legendary female globe-circling cyclist
by Jess McCabe // 20 August 2006, 14:38
Two US film makers have cycled from Boston to New York to raise money for a film about Annie 'Londonderry' Kopchovsky, the first woman to make it around the world on a bicycle. Check out Women's eNews for the full...
Longinotto season hits ICA
by Jess McCabe // 18 August 2006, 09:10
If you're in London over the next few weeks, head down to the ICA and watch some of the hard-hitting gender-related documentaries showing during the Kim Longinotto season. Last night I checked out Sisters in Law, a brilliant documentary about...
Third feminist magazine hits shelves
by Jess McCabe // 15 August 2006, 21:28
Q. How do you know when you're in the middle of the feminist renaissance? A. When the third new feminist magazine launched this summer lands on your doorstep. Uplift! is the glossiest of the magazines yet, and by far the...
Enough with the chick lit
by Jess McCabe // 14 August 2006, 22:56
At last, someone who actually works in publishing has wised up to the paucity of shelf space the mainstream gives to serious female writers. And by serious female writers, yes I do mean not chick lit. AlterNet carries a great...
New Reviews
by Catherine Redfern // 13 August 2006, 21:14
Subtext Magazine Subtext is a new British feminist magazine coming out of the feminist blogging community. Catherine Redfern gives the low-down on its style and substance. X-Men: The Last Stand Shelley Rees argues that the final film in the X-Men...
July's comments published
by Catherine Redfern // 13 August 2006, 11:28
Comments on articles and reviews received during July have now been published. We are now up to date with the comments. Hooray!...
Girl With One-Track Mind Exposed by Media
by Holly Combe // 11 August 2006, 15:52
The writer of a book of sexual adventures (based on her blog) has had her identity revealed by the Times, just 3 days after the book's publication. Predictably, the overall tone in the newspapers with regard to Girl with a...
Calling for a third wave...
by Jess McCabe // 8 August 2006, 09:07
History is on the side of the feminists, argues Katherine Rake from the Fawcett Society in today's Guardian. What a shame her own feminist history is so poor, then. While this is a laudable attempt to swell the ranks, Rake...
June comments published
by Catherine Redfern // 6 August 2006, 00:28
Comments received during June have been published (wipes brow). The links I previously posted needed amending, so here's the correct links: June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006...
May's comments published
by Catherine Redfern // 5 August 2006, 22:12
Comments received during May have now been published....
More comments published
by Catherine Redfern // 5 August 2006, 16:48
Comments received in April have now been published....
Soldiers collect evidence of their own crime
by Jess McCabe // 5 August 2006, 11:34
US soldiers deployed in Iraq were sent to collect forensic evidence at the crime scene where a 14 year old girl was raped and then killed along with her family. But in a spectacular display of I don't even know...
Comments published
by Catherine Redfern // 2 August 2006, 22:47
Comments on F word articles and reviews received during March have now been published, and they are as interesting, thought-provoking and infuriating as usual. Check 'em out. (I know, I know. I'm ridiculously way behind on publishing your comments but...
Drop in for your magazine high
by Jess McCabe // 1 August 2006, 00:06
As previously noted, it is an exciting time for magazine-hungry feminists in the UK. Two new publications launched within weeks of each other: first Verge, reviewed by Catherine, and then Subtext. So what's the verdict on this second magazine? (I'm...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
