First batch of February features - sluts, corsets, 'real men' and Spare Rib
by Jess McCabe // 2 February 2008, 19:33
Why men should care about gender stereotypes
Alex Gibson considers the harm done by stereotypes of men as beer-swilling, emotionally-stunted brutes
Of corset matters
Corsets were bad news for Victorian women, argues Laurie Penny, and modern incarnations are little better
Breaking out of the mould
Claire Daly interviews the first editor of pioneering feminist magazine Spare Rib
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
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