Blog posts by Syma Tariq: 2010
Natasha Walter: 'I believed sexism would wither away. I was entirely wrong'
by Syma Tariq // 25 January 2010, 08:41
Look this way for Kira Cochrane's interview with Natasha Walter in the Guardian, whose new book is Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism. Its an intriguing interview that covers peer pressure, pornography, sleaze and gender assumptions in popular culture. Hopefully...
Is a feminist economics possible?
by Syma Tariq // 19 January 2010, 16:07
I have been reading a lot recently about feminist economics, which essentially comes up with a fascinating, radical idea: GDP - the basic measure of how an economy is doing - renders many women invisible. Why? Because women who...
Female drug mules and the need for state-funded education
by Syma Tariq // 11 January 2010, 13:02
The problem of drug mules entering the UK is treated like a simple one, with a simple solution. People enter the country with drugs - mainly cocaine or heroin - either in their luggage or swallowed, encased. They are caught...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
