19 October 2007

Storm in a (Vintage) Tea Cup?

There’s a really interesting post over at the craft blog Needled. Entitled The Domestic in Drag, the post discusses the issues behind the aspirational, some would say unrealistic worlds portrayed by shows such as Nigella Express and publications such… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 19 October 2007

20 September 2007

All women are hardwired - except me

It’s funny how people make sweeping statements about women and men’s nature and then almost in the same sentence, describe something from their own experience which contradicts it - but they don’t seem to realise. In October 2007’s Harper’s… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 20 September 2007

16 September 2007

Death Proof protests

Charliegrrl reports on protests in Liverpool and Glasgow about Quentin Tarantino’s new film Death Proof. Tarantino has had a doll called “Rapist No 1” made of himself; feminists are angry that this contributes to a rape culture. They claim the… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 16 September 2007

15 September 2007

Scarlet's 'campaign to make feminism fashionable'

Inspired by The Fawcett Society’s campaign, Scarlet magazine’s September 2007 issue (not the one pictured) includes a feature called This is What a Feminist Looks Like, in which four women are interviewed. Scarlet’s take on this is kinda interesting:… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 15 September 2007

10 September 2007

Something worth reading in the Observer Woman…!

Massive kudos to Jess McCabe, our fabulous editor, who appeared in The Observer Woman on Sunday in an article on “The New Feminists” which also featured other inspirational women, all under 30. There is a growing wave of feminism… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 10 September 2007

25 August 2007

Purple Protest in London - Video

A video has been posted on youtube of the first Purple Resistance roving protest through London about the low conviction rate for rape and the culture of blaming victims for being raped by men. The sound is a bit difficult… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 25 August 2007

19 August 2007

I'm Just a Girl

There are so many little subtle (and not so subtle) ways in which boys and girls learn what it means in our society to be male or female. Being female is generally represented as being attractive, being male is… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 19 August 2007

18 August 2007

Psychologies article makes feminist fume

The September 2007 issue of Psychologies magazine includes a feature guaranteed to increase my stress levels. Under the dubious headline “Are Women Better at Being in Charge?”, various bosses, Chief Executives and leaders, both male and female, give their… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 18 August 2007

11 February 2007

Changes at The F Word

When I created this site six years ago in 2001 it was because I felt there was a lack of such resources for UK feminists. I had searched for feminist websites (google was just in its infancy at the time!)… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 11 February 2007

10 February 2007

January 2007 comments from readers

Comments and feedback received during January from you lovely readers have now been published. Thank you!… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 10 February 2007

7 February 2007

Biting Beaver blog

Popular radical feminist blogger Biting Beaver, “missing” since November, has posted again today. (Via comments on a post at Boiled Down To This…)… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 7 February 2007

6 February 2007

Female Chauvinist Pigs

Female Chauvinist Pigs Six F Word readers discuss Ariel Levy’s influential book on ‘raunch culture’ and the women who support it. Discussion by Marianne Lemond, Abby O’Reilly, Sheryl Plant, Holly Combe, Jessica Bateman and Catherine Redfern…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 6 February 2007

1 February 2007

New Articles & Review

Fear Factor Claire McGowan explains how well-meaning Government and media campaigns to protect women could be focussing on the wrong issues. Preventing male violence, she argues, can not and should not be solved by women living in a state of… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 1 February 2007

28 January 2007

Ladyfest Leeds 2007

LADYFEST LEEDS 2007 - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: WORKSHOPS Ladyfest Leeds is a festival celebrating creativity, diversity and promoting gender equality, particularly promoting female artists across a multitude of artistic fields, and will take place from Tuesday 10th to Sunday 15th… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 28 January 2007

LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR FEMINIST LIBRARY (London)

The following notice is being circulated. Please feel free to pass it on. Forthcoming Event Feminist Library : LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR FEMINIST LIBRARY (London) Dear Feminists The management committee of the Feminist Library is calling an emergency meeting… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 28 January 2007

18 January 2007

Big Brother reassures viewers

Further to Jess’s post below. From the Media Guardian: “The complaints were further fuelled when [Jack] Tweed was reported as calling Shetty a “Paki”. Channel 4 insists that in fact the word he used, which was bleeped out, was “cunt”.”… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 18 January 2007

8 January 2007

Mind Your Language

Mind Your Language ‘Political Correctness gone mad’ is considered the ultimate insult whenever a feminist dares to speak up about language. Sarah Louisa Phythian-Adams isn’t scared off though: she argues that we need to question and challenge the words we… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 8 January 2007

6 January 2007

New Review & Comments

Girl With a One Track Mind - Abby Lee Abby Lee’s diary has become a best seller due to the frank, humorous, and explicit descriptions of her sex life in London. Catherine Redfern considers some of the feminist implications… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 6 January 2007

4 January 2007

Review: Observer Woman Magazine

Observer Woman It’s now one year old and has won awards, but did it deliver what it promised to women? Dawn Kofie comments on the first year of the Observer Woman magazine…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 4 January 2007

Ipswich Reclaim The Night

Via Charliegrrl - a report on Ipswich Reclaim the Night, 29th December is on Indymedia. Apparently around 250-300 people marched in solidarity with the murdered women and their families. There is a also a blog report by The Daily (Maybe)…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 4 January 2007

3 January 2007

A Real Alternative?

A Real Alternative? As feminists fight to expand the frontiers of sexuality beyond the one-size-fits all, bland world of lad-mag culture, do ‘alternative porn’ sites have something to offer the feminist cause - or are they the same old objectification… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 3 January 2007

2 January 2007

Can I be a Detective Inspector in the Feminist Police?

Feministing - they rock, don’t they? Having been bogged down over the past few days reading the depressing gory details of feminists falling out (AGAIN!!!) on various blogs and mailing lists and discussion boards over the last few days and… Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 2 January 2007

Fund in memory of Ipswich woman

From the Guardian: “The parents of one of the five women killed in Suffolk have launched a charity fund in her memory. Gemma Adams’ parents have set up the Gemma’s Gift appeal to raise funds for the Ipswich Children’s Hospice…. Read more...

Posted by Catherine Redfern at 2 January 2007