Blog posts by Guest Blogger: 2010
Women in conflict - our government’s rhetoric or resolution?
by Guest Blogger // 31 December 2010, 17:35
Natalie Sharples is campaigns officer for No Women, No Peace., a campaign by Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK), a network of 14 NGOs working on women and peacebuilding On 25 November, the government announced Home Office Minister...
Huge success for Run for Congo Women UK
by Guest Blogger // 12 December 2010, 10:23
It’s only been three weeks since the second UK Run for Congo Women took place on 13 November. It was such a huge success, we’ve already started planning the next. The 37-strong team braved the November elements, refused to...
Support feminist media: Women's eNews
by Guest Blogger // 11 December 2010, 22:08
In this guest post, Charlotte Cooper explains what Women's eNews does and calls for donations For those of you that don’t know, Women’s eNews is an award winning nonprofit news service based in New York and covering international news. With...
Women’s rights ARE human rights - but for some, those rights are more attainable than for others
by Guest Blogger // 10 December 2010, 13:37
Bridget Phillipson MP travelled to Bangladesh as a supporter of One World Action’s More Women More Power campaign, which seeks to give voice to the world’s most marginalised women. You can contact Bridget directly on Facebook or Twitter. For most...
EVAW Day and the Bristol City Council
by Guest Blogger // 3 December 2010, 17:15
This is a guest post by Sian Norris ------------ On the 25th November, the UN International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and Girls was celebrated by the Bristol City Council with an exhibition of art and writing...
Stop
by Guest Blogger // 26 November 2010, 14:18
Scottish Women's Aid has launched a campaign to Stop domestic abuse. Ellie Hutchinson explains A hairdresser who calls a number, a bar man who makes a comment, a colleague who signs a petition, or a brother who speaks out. Together...
We need you: to help us update our Resources
by Guest Blogger // 15 November 2010, 16:30
Hannah Mudge is taking on the tremendous task of updating our Resources section. In this post, she breaks down what the new Resources section will look like - and calls for your input in making it a useful and...
Because women's talents are endless...
by Guest Blogger // 7 November 2010, 19:13
Michelle from the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre fills us in on the details of an upcoming fundraiser A benefit night for the Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre 30th November, 6.30pm to 10.30pm, Camden, London Tickets (£12.50) RASASC_Benefit_Tickets@hotmail.co.uk...
Calling Bullshit on Cancer Memes
by Guest Blogger // 7 November 2010, 18:59
This is a guest post by Lorrie Hearts about 'cancer awareness' memes.
Fighting Browne and Fighting Cuts
by Guest Blogger // 13 October 2010, 22:30
This post from NUS Women's Officer Olivia Bailey was first published yesterday on NUS Connect and is published here with permission. Many of you will have seen that this morning Lord Browne has published his review in to the...
No women, no peace
by Guest Blogger // 1 October 2010, 14:32
Guest blogger Ashleigh Murphy urges readers to attend the launch of a campaign to ensure women's place at the peace keeping table All around the world women are prime targets in conflict. Rape, displacement, torture and kidnapping, are just some...
Feminist Soapbox, a weekend of workshops, discussion and entertainment in Edinburgh
by Guest Blogger // 23 September 2010, 11:11
Guest post by sophie - on behalf of the edinburgh anarcha-feminist kollektive This weekend, 25-26 September, the Edinburgh Anarcha-Feminist Kollektive and Ladyfest Edinburgh have teamed up to organise an action-packed event of participatory workshops, skill-sharing, book readings, zine stalls, food,...
A 10k glimmer of hope for Congo women
by Guest Blogger // 17 September 2010, 10:19
This summer's Run for Congo Women was a huge success, says Ashleigh Murphy. Time to sign up for the next London run As the crisis in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo continues to rage, claiming thousands more lives, it...
Unite against the regime of stoning and flogging, 18 September
by Guest Blogger // 16 September 2010, 15:48
In this guest post, Shreen Ayob urges readers to join a protest this Saturday in London New venue: Trafalgar Square, North Terrace (outside the National Gallery) 2:00-3:30pm Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, a 43-year-old Iranian woman with two adult children, was sentenced...
The female lead?
by Guest Blogger // 27 August 2010, 11:31
Let's not pretend social pressure on women no longer exists, argues Tugela Barnes in this guest post A few days ago, The Sunday Times’ Style supplement ran a story celebrating the success of popular lingerie brand, Agent Provocateur. Written by...
Guest post: Some feminists are more equal than others
by Guest Blogger // 25 August 2010, 11:37
Following the UK Feminista conference, Nichi Hodgson reflects on the 'silent victim' and inclusion in feminism. Nichi is a 26-year-old lexophilic, omnisexual journalist, who pines for a sausage dog but refuses to entirely invoke Diane Keaton's character in Manhattan. From...
Illusions of Care - ¿Derecho o Ficción?
by Guest Blogger // 11 August 2010, 11:30
Marianne Mollmann, advocacy director for the women's rights division of Human Rights Watch, introduces the campaign group's new report, Illusions of Care (¿Derecho o Ficción? in Spanish). She joined HRW in 2003 as researcher for Latin America and the Caribbean,...
Feminists of Harrogate unite!
by Guest Blogger // 14 June 2010, 15:08
Are you in Harrogate? Local group Harrogate Feminists introduce themselves We are a new feminist group, setting up in June 2010. We have been concerned about how the children of the internet generation are dealing with all the spoken and...
Help women in ‘rape capital of the world’
by Guest Blogger // 26 May 2010, 20:52
Guest post by Tenley Peterson The crisis in DR Congo has raged for over 15 years, with citizens victimized by armed groups and their own military. This conflict has particularly affected women and girls as they are raped as a...
Ladyfest Oxford this weekend!
by Guest Blogger // 13 May 2010, 21:00
Joanna Whitehead invites us to attend Ladyfest Oxford. For the uninitiated, Ladyfest is a non-profit international festival which presents and supports the creative talents of professional and amateur female acts in the local community, including performances and workshops. The aim...
Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery - you can do better than this!
by Guest Blogger // 10 May 2010, 09:59
In this guest post, Bristol Feminists question an art show put on by the local Bristol City Museum and Art Gallery Art from the New World is a "brash, hip" show of young West Coast US artists coming to the...
Writers group launches in Edinburgh
by Guest Blogger // 9 May 2010, 10:06
Lauran Kelly introduces a new writing group in this guest post A few weeks ago Bidisha wrote an article for The Guardian under the headline "I'm tired of being the token woman", in which she discussed what she called "a...
How Britain is sending a woman to her death, and what you can do about it
by Guest Blogger // 27 April 2010, 22:38
In this guest post, Shreen Ayob sets out the situation facing Bita Ghaedi and how to help stop the UK government's dangerous plan to deport her An oft used excuse for apathy is confusion, unknown facts and vague issues. This...
Poland's women leaders - not forgotten
by Guest Blogger // 18 April 2010, 22:30
Jan Grabski writes from Poland about some of the country’s most high profile women leaders who were lost in the plane crash last week. The tragic plane crash that killed the Polish president Lech Kaczyński and 95 other prominent Polish...
Fertile Feminism
by Guest Blogger // 30 March 2010, 08:45
Amity Reed, founder of new website Fertile Feminism, explains why mothers should be central to feminism. Laura has written a reciprocal post at Fertile Feminism, which you can read here. I found feminism when it came shooting out of my...
The Oscar Curse
by Guest Blogger // 26 March 2010, 10:03
Mathilde Madden is an author and journalist who writes about sex, sexuality, feminism and popular culture. She was also co-editor of Erotica Cover Watch (NSFW). Women, know your limits! Fancy winning an Oscar? Sure, it might have been your dream...
Gender Studies and the objectification of transsexual people
by Guest Blogger // 22 March 2010, 15:01
thisismytruth girl explains why Gender Studies academia is not for her. As a transsexual woman I feel strongly that Gender Studies academics objectify transsexual people like lab rats. A year or two ago I considered doing Gender Studies at the...
She-Wolves in Manchester
by Guest Blogger // 9 March 2010, 14:10
Hannah Priest is holding a conference about female werewolves In September 2010, a colleague and I will be hosting a conference at the University of Manchester on female werewolves in art, literature, folklore and film. While this might seem like...
International Women's Day 2010: Women's rights abroad are not a UK priority
by Guest Blogger // 8 March 2010, 15:14
Hannah Wright argues that the British Government's actions do not live up to its words when it comes to promoting global gender equality. Each year, International Women’s Day provides a welcome opportunity to assess the progress which has - or...
International Women's Day 2010: Supporting women's organisations and services
by Guest Blogger // 8 March 2010, 09:54
Vivienne Hayes, Chief Executive of the Women's Resource Centre, argues that the women's sector is essential to our ongoing fight for equality. It has been almost 100 years since the declaration of IWD and we still have some way to...
Reclaiming Birth rally
by Guest Blogger // 1 March 2010, 18:04
Amity Reed invites us to march for maternity care reform. The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS), along with the National Childbirth Trust and many midwifery organisations, are Reclaiming Birth by organising a march to Whitehall via Westminster...
Guest post: Help us prove the worth of the women's sector
by Guest Blogger // 26 February 2010, 13:28
Sarah Brown is head of communications at the Women’s Resource Centre. UPDATE: The survey is now open until March 14, and can be accessed in three parts here, here and here. It’s never easy for the women’s sector! At the...
SFX magazine accused of sexism
by Guest Blogger // 26 February 2010, 12:06
Jenni Hill works as a junior editor at science fiction, fantasy and horror publishers Solaris Books, where she very nearly has everyone using the Bechdel test. Very nearly. Author and poet Maura McHugh, who blogs under the name Splinister, has...
Guest post: Eating disorders are not a lifestyle choice.
by Guest Blogger // 23 February 2010, 10:16
In this guest blog, Bethan Jenkins highlights the launch of Beat Cymru. Bethan is Assembly Member for South Wales West, and chairs the cross-party group on eating disorders at the National Assembly for Wales. She also sit on the Beat...
Parental Leave and "Choice"
by Guest Blogger // 8 February 2010, 21:36
Troon argues that recent announcements from Labour and the Conservatives of plans to offer families 'radically more choice' in how they balance work and childcare may actually reinforce traditional assumptions about gender roles in childcare On 28th January the government...
22 Jan: Blog for Choice Day 2010
by Guest Blogger // 20 January 2010, 17:00
In this guest post, Earwicga gives details on how you can get involved in the fifth annual Blog for Choice day on Friday. In 1973 the United States Supreme Court decided the case of Roe v Wade. The court held...
Lessons from Tinsley House
by Guest Blogger // 19 January 2010, 10:47
In this guest post, Debora Singer from Asylum Aid argues the Tinsley House report is just one example of a wider need for gender sensitivity in the UK Border Agency Every single woman from Asylum Aid on Vimeo. (Transcript coming...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
