31 August 2006

Vatican blanks doctors over first Colombian abortion

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 31 August 2006

29 August 2006

Harman to debate equality

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 29 August 2006

27 August 2006

More Cho (and some other stuff)

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 27 August 2006

26 August 2006

Reclaim the Night

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 26 August 2006

23 August 2006

More activism…

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… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 23 August 2006

22 August 2006

Proof that activism can work…

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… Read more...

Posted by Louise Livesey at 22 August 2006

21 August 2006

Cameron tries to boost number of female MPs - meets predictable opposition from party

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 21 August 2006

Guardian Hot 15 Women

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… Read more...

Posted by Lynne Miles at 21 August 2006

20 August 2006

"Spokeswomen" revisit legendary female globe-circling cyclist

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 20 August 2006

18 August 2006

Longinotto season hits ICA

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 18 August 2006

15 August 2006

Third feminist magazine hits shelves

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 15 August 2006

14 August 2006

Enough with the chick lit

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 14 August 2006

13 August 2006

New Reviews

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… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 13 August 2006

July's comments published

Comments on articles and reviews received during July have now been published. We are now up to date with the comments. Hooray!… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 13 August 2006

11 August 2006

Girl With One-Track Mind Exposed by Media

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… Read more...

Posted by Holly Combe at 11 August 2006

8 August 2006

Calling for a third wave…

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 8 August 2006

6 August 2006

June comments published

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… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 6 August 2006

5 August 2006

May's comments published

Comments received during May have now been published…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 5 August 2006

More comments published

Comments received in April have now been published…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 5 August 2006

Soldiers collect evidence of their own crime

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 5 August 2006

2 August 2006

Comments published

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… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 2 August 2006

1 August 2006

Drop in for your magazine high

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… Read more...

Posted by Jess McCabe at 1 August 2006