Blog posts by Catherine Redfern: 2007
Storm in a (Vintage) Tea Cup?
By Catherine Redfern | 19 October 2007, 16:40
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…
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All women are hardwired - except me
By Catherine Redfern | 20 September 2007, 22:42
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…
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Death Proof protests
By Catherine Redfern | 16 September 2007, 12:39
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…
Scarlet's 'campaign to make feminism fashionable'
By Catherine Redfern | 15 September 2007, 15:58
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:…
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Something worth reading in the Observer Woman…!
By Catherine Redfern | 10 September 2007, 21:35
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…
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Purple Protest in London - Video
By Catherine Redfern | 25 August 2007, 12:05
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…
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I'm Just a Girl
By Catherine Redfern | 19 August 2007, 19:05
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…
Psychologies article makes feminist fume
By Catherine Redfern | 18 August 2007, 18:35
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…
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Changes at The F Word
By Catherine Redfern | 11 February 2007, 21:23
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!)…
January 2007 comments from readers
By Catherine Redfern | 10 February 2007, 16:51
Comments and feedback received during January from you lovely readers have now been published. Thank you!…
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Biting Beaver blog
By Catherine Redfern | 7 February 2007, 23:18
Popular radical feminist blogger Biting Beaver, “missing” since November, has posted again today. (Via comments on a post at Boiled Down To This…)…
Female Chauvinist Pigs
By Catherine Redfern | 6 February 2007, 22:40
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….
New Articles & Review
By Catherine Redfern | 1 February 2007, 23:33
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…
Ladyfest Leeds 2007
By Catherine Redfern | 28 January 2007, 15:09
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…
LAST CHANCE TO SAVE YOUR FEMINIST LIBRARY (London)
By Catherine Redfern | 28 January 2007, 14:38
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…
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Big Brother reassures viewers
By Catherine Redfern | 18 January 2007, 22:10
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”.”…
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Mind Your Language
By Catherine Redfern | 8 January 2007, 23:32
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…
New Review & Comments
By Catherine Redfern | 6 January 2007, 19:46
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…
Review: Observer Woman Magazine
By Catherine Redfern | 4 January 2007, 22:34
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….
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Ipswich Reclaim The Night
By Catherine Redfern | 4 January 2007, 19:33
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)….
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A Real Alternative?
By Catherine Redfern | 3 January 2007, 23:06
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…
Can I be a Detective Inspector in the Feminist Police?
By Catherine Redfern | 2 January 2007, 22:58
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…
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Fund in memory of Ipswich woman
By Catherine Redfern | 2 January 2007, 22:55
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….
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