Articles about Education
Who's to blame: sexism in universities
When Beth Saward complained of sexual harassment during freshers' week, she was held responsible for it. Here she discusses the deeply ingrained sexist culture in universities
Beth Saward // 10 April 2013
That's what she said: Lad culture in universities
Through their report on lad culture in higher education, the National Union of Students is calling for action on sexism in universities. Kelley Temple discusses the extent and impact of lad culture on women students
Kelley Temple // 18 March 2013
Taking advantage of mum?
Rebecca is a student who has moved back with her mum - just what David Cameron has urged young people to do, rather than relying on housing benefit. But, she asks, is this the best plan for either of them?
Rebecca // 4 September 2012
Categories: Class, Education, Family, Politics and Current Affairs, Work and Play
Bipolar disorder and suicide: a film
Karen Rhodes's very personal short film maps her own suicide attempt onto a wider landscape of the everyday struggles women living with bipolar disorder often face. Indebted to phototherapy for most of her life, she explains her project frame by frame
Karen Rhodes // 14 July 2012
Categories: Body and Health, Education
Feminism: still excluding working class women?
Working class women talk to Pavan Amara about feeling excluded and patronised by a classist feminist movement where middle class voices are still dominating the debate
Pavan Amara // 7 March 2012
Categories: Activism, Culture and Media, Education, Family, Feminism, Language, Work and Play
A degree in sexism
Going to university has made me a feminist, says Cherry Morris
Cherry Morris // 14 November 2011
Why feminists should join the fightback against higher education cuts and fees
Critical skills taught on university humanities courses challenge the world view of students and make them a breeding ground for resistance to the status quo, argues Nola Kay
Nola Kay // 1 April 2011
Categories: Activism, Education, Work and Play
On campus, feminism wavers
University students are used to applying feminist theory in their academic work, but this fails to transfer out of the classroom, reports Lizzie Dearden
Lizzie Dearden // 29 August 2010
Gender in the playground
Primary schools are no utopia of skipping rope and gender blind comradery. Instead, girls are already learning to worry about their looks - and boys are learning male privilege, reports teacher Kate Townshend
Kate Townshend // 25 October 2009
Categories: Culture and Media, Education, Fashion and Image
The woman engineer: are we really that incompetent?
What is really holding back women in engineering, and stopping girls from aspiring to careers in applied sciences? Wisrutta Atthakor investigates
Wisrutta Atthakor // 20 July 2009
Categories: Education, Stereotypes, Work and Play
