Blog posts by Victoria Brewster: 2012

Proud sponsors of thrush

by Victoria Brewster // 11 June 2012, 13:44

Tags: menstruation, periods, sanitary towels, vaginal health

A guest post by Vicky Brewster about Always' new sanitary protection being scented, and the health and social implications of this.

A Shakespearean sausage-fest

by Victoria Brewster // 24 April 2012, 08:30

Tags: shakespeare, theatre, women

Guest blogger Vicky asks where the women are in Sky Arts' Shakespeare series, looking at the significant roles that women have performed in the past.

Sexist advertising of Olympic proportions

by Victoria Brewster // 13 April 2012, 17:26

Tags: advertising, olympics, sport, women's sport

Vicky writes about the advertising for the Olympics. She asks where the women are, and considers what needs to be done for women's sport to be taken seriously.

Guest blogger Vicky talks about standards and expectations of beauty and body size, and how the Daily Mail positioned Samantha Brick in a way that could only provoke hostility.

Film trigger warnings

by Victoria Brewster // 3 April 2012, 19:42

Tags: film, rape, sexual violence, trigger warnings

A guest post by Vicky Brewster about the system of warnings of sexual violence in film classifications. This post may be triggering to some readers.

Reclaiming The F-Word

Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the Reclaiming The F-Word website.

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