New Government Discussions Place Young People's Rights Under Serious Threat

By Holly Combe | 19 October 2005, 14:03

You may already be aware that under-age people’s right to confidential sexual health advice is to be challenged in the courts next month by Sue Axon, a woman who wishes to prevent the possibility of doctors carrying out abortions on…

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Mini Skirts in the Workplace?

By Holly Combe | 30 September 2005, 11:50

According to Conservative mayor, Gabor Mitynan, it’s a “yes,” but the condition attached is that you must have “perfect” legs. Mitynan, who runs a wealthy district of Budapest in Hungary, reckons only female City Hall staff with “pretty legs” should…

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The Machismo Advocates are at it Again

By Holly Combe | 14 August 2005, 02:18

There’s an interesting article by Harry Mount, in Friday’s Telegraph, about a forthcoming book on the future of men in society. However, despite the synopsis of the book sounding promisingly progressive, Mount’s article unfortunately reveals itself to be just another…

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Nick Ferrari Gets Precious About Marriage

By Holly Combe | 7 August 2005, 22:54

Liberal views don’t seem to be very fashionable right now. The backlash against so-called “political correctness” continues to give self-righteous shock-jocks a much-needed window of credibility and yet it seems there are some issues where even the most vehement rebels…

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"Women's Brains Blown by Orgasms"

By Holly Combe | 3 August 2005, 17:06

It has recently been reported that much of the female brain is deactivated by orgasm. Dr Gert Holstege from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands studied 13 women and 11 men and found that the only element of a…

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Scarlet too Rude for Newsagents

By Holly Combe | 2 August 2005, 23:07

I’m pissed off. The only newsagent in my area to ever stock the women’s sex magazine Scarlet has now permanently taken it off the shelves due to complaints from customers. I’ve been told by the manager that the problem was…

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Insights into Porn in the Guardian

By Holly Combe | 4 June 2005, 15:57

Talking of sex… The Natasha Walter article about the portrayal of women in magazines like Nuts and Zoo is continuing to stimulate debate within London Third Wave. A variety of views have been expressed on how to define and approach…

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Feminist Wanted: Must Love Bonking

By Holly Combe | 3 June 2005, 23:27

According to blogcritic Adam Ash, feminism urgently needs a pro-sex feminist. I think he means well but why does this have to be a position for a “poster child” who both loves and is seen to love “screwing men”? He…

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Part-time Work and the Wage Gap

By Holly Combe | 29 May 2005, 17:00

On 17 May, we reported on a Guardian article that highlighted the pay gap between weekly earnings (i.e the fact that women’s median income is 53% of the median income for men). We’ve decided to now draw attention to the…

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What's Your Pleasure?

By Holly Combe | 18 April 2005, 17:02

Madeleine Bunting’s recent Guardian article, The Price of Pleasure, rightly draws attention to contraception’s failure to break the link between sex and reproduction. But is it really true that such a link is “wishfully ignored”? We are, after all, talking…

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