Blog posts by Kate Smurthwaite: 2009
Rape and the Police
By Kate Smurthwaite | 11 June 2009, 18:32
This story from yesterday’s London Paper is shocking and horrifying. One element of it that I am still spitting about is the time line. Police were “today” (i.e. yesterday) hunting for a rapist who attacked a woman on 3rd…
F****** Sexism
By Kate Smurthwaite | 11 June 2009, 18:11
I was on Five Live on Tuesday night as Richard Bacon’s “presenter’s friend” which is a really fun job where you get to chat about all the subjects that come up. We interviewed Pete Waterman and met an amazing duo…
Abortion Debate
By Kate Smurthwaite | 7 June 2009, 03:33
I wrote a piece for Reuters yesterday about the murder of Dr George Tiller and the implications for current abortion issues here. My piece here or the “balanced”* debate here. *”Balanced” is very much a matter of opinion I think….
Food, Gloriously Gendered Food!
By Kate Smurthwaite | 30 May 2009, 02:37
I was asked earlier today (as were other writers on The F-Word) if I was interested in commenting on gendering of food through advertising. And I thought it was quite an interesting subject. Here are my thoughts: I have a…
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Twittering Twits
By Kate Smurthwaite | 28 May 2009, 18:41
Difficult to know how much to read into a few (hundred) posts on twitter. First I should briefly explain a concept to unfamiliar readers: Members of Twitter (and there are loads) post up short messages about themselves or general stuff…
The Truth About Antenatal Classes
By Kate Smurthwaite | 27 May 2009, 20:35
A report out from Sweden says that attending classes teaching breathing techniques and relaxation methods has exactly no effect on your likelihood of needing an epidural. And no impact on your likelihood of needing a C-Section. And no impact on…
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More Free Tampons
By Kate Smurthwaite | 27 May 2009, 17:40
Lil-Lets have out-done themselves now. After last week’s “Free Tampons” offer, they are now offering a free box of tampons with some free sample packs to give to your friends. But this offer breaks new ground in also offering a…
Tesco And Me
By Kate Smurthwaite | 20 May 2009, 00:17
Somehow or another I have failed to tick a box somewhere online and I have been added to a mailing list run by Tesco. Today their marketing director Kendra Banks has written me with some recommendations. Her first pick for…
Free Tampons
By Kate Smurthwaite | 19 May 2009, 21:47
It hardly needs saying that I am a big advocate of alternative menstrual hygiene products* - moon cup, sea sponge tampons, washable pads, etc but of course these don’t suit everybody all of the time. So I thought I would…
The Trouble With Kate
By Kate Smurthwaite | 19 May 2009, 00:54
As some readers will have noticed, I was interviewed for a BBC Two documentary about working women called “The Trouble With Working Women” which was shown this evening. You can see the whole thing here on the BBC iPlayer. And…
Boris’s Big Plans
By Kate Smurthwaite | 18 May 2009, 00:36
Well I figured it was about time I went online and filled in the survey on the Mayor of London’s “consultation” on his violence against women strategy. I was just trundling through, ticking boxes and adding comments when I realised…
Looking For Inspiration?
By Kate Smurthwaite | 13 May 2009, 16:38
Great news - on Monday night the award ceremony was held for the Inspirational Women of the Year Awards. Like any keen-to-be-inspired young woman I rushed straight to the media to soak up the positive vibes. The first thing I…
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Feminism, Still Relevant 217 Years Later
By Kate Smurthwaite | 12 May 2009, 02:22
The Independent has a rather poorly thought-out piece about how hip reading left-wing books is this season…? I guess since the realms of history is the only place you see any real socialism any more. One thing that annoyed me…
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Back on The F-Word
By Kate Smurthwaite | 12 May 2009, 00:24
Hello all. Just to let you know that I am back doing another stint of guest blogging on here. On a bit of a roll at the moment after spotting and writing about this horrid abomination on my own blog…
Festive Message To All Our Readers!
By Kate Smurthwaite | 2 January 2009, 05:46
Enjoy! And if you really enjoy it you could search for it by my name/Cruella/I HATE Anti Wrinkle Cream Adverts on the CurrentTV website and maybe, just maybe, it’ll end up on TV. But that is rather shameless self-promotion…
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