Blog posts by Holly Combe: 2010
Weekly round-up and open thread (14-20 December)
by Holly Combe // 20 December 2010, 16:42
It's that time of the week again for flagging up the material we didn't get around to covering in detail on the blog but want to let you know about. As ever, we're just sharing links to articles that...
Take Back the Tech! campaign launches today
by Holly Combe // 25 November 2010, 13:00
From 25 November to 10 December, Take Back the Tech! is inviting people to take part in 16 days of activism against gender based violence. Each daily action explores an issue of violence against women and its interconnection with...
Misrepresentation of Netmums survey result
by Holly Combe // 12 October 2010, 21:30
Last week, the Guardian ran three pieces in response to a Netmums survey result apparently suggesting Mothers are more critical of their daughters than their sons. Netmums has stated that 21% of the 2,500 Mums surveyed "admitted they are...
Research indicates "why women apologise so much"
by Holly Combe // 30 September 2010, 23:00
The Live Science website has reported on two related studies exploring how often women and men apologise. In summary, the first study involved the use of online diaries and found no difference between women and men when it came...
Mirren berated for discussing interview
by Holly Combe // 26 September 2010, 21:23
Following on from the interview with Helen Mirren in the latest issue of Bust, is this prime example of the kind of snide tone that some sections of the media seem to delight in taking when a woman in...
Weekly round-up and open thread, 13 September 2010
by Holly Combe // 13 September 2010, 14:30
It's that time of the week again when we link to recent stories of feminist interest that we missed. Some of the items might get picked up by one of us in more detail later on but we won't...
Oppression olympics: the privilege paradox?
by Holly Combe // 23 August 2010, 16:26
We all know that, just like men, women are not all the same. We come in different shapes and sizes. We come from different backgrounds and ethnic groups. Some of us are disabled and some of us are currently...
Introducing Our July Guest Bloggers: Suswati Basu and Becky Bolton
by Holly Combe // 1 July 2010, 13:30
It's been an excellent year for guest bloggers here so far and I'd like to take the opportunity to welcome our brilliant new bloggers for July. Suswati Basu is a writer and an activist. Currently studying a BA in Mandarin...
BBC Radio Wales Debate on Chivalry
by Holly Combe // 14 June 2010, 21:32
It's a well worn concept that one might have hoped would have been replaced with a more universal standard of politeness by now but, even in 2010, the chivalrous conduct of men (or the bemoaned lack of it) is still...
Unemployed? On a low income? Make sure you vote!
by Holly Combe // 5 May 2010, 23:59
Please note that the following blog post only represents my own opinion and is not meant to be taken as "the official F-word view on the election" I think the poster says it all. For all the hug-a-hoodie bluster and...
Burning bras and caricatures: the difficult relationship between women's magazines and feminism
by Holly Combe // 23 April 2010, 23:59
I was waiting for a bus from Victoria coach station a couple of weeks ago when I spotted an interesting looking headline on the cover of the April edition of Company magazine. It read Saturday Night sexism: don't let a...
Introducing one of our guest bloggers for March: Amy Clare
by Holly Combe // 3 March 2010, 22:00
Now that we are into March, it's sadly time to say goodbye to our excellent guest bloggers for February, Jolene and Joanna. However, that also means we have new talent during March, one of whom will shortly be posting her...
Woman's credibility in rape trial "shot to pieces" due to group-sex fantasies
by Holly Combe // 13 January 2010, 19:28
The BBC website has details of a rape trial at Preston Crown Court that collapsed after MSN chatlogs of the complainant's conversations showed she was "prepared to entertain ideas of group sex with strangers" where her "morals go out of...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
