Articles about Features
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva and the Muslim mother as terrorist
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, mother of the 'Boston bombers', has become a figure of controversy. Yasmin Gunaratnam argues that blaming Zubeidat for her sons' actions is part of growing resentment against Muslim mothers
Yasmin Gunaratnam // 10 May 2013
Categories: Culture and Media, Features, Politics and Current Affairs, Racism, Stereotypes
Women in the spotlight: the Turner Prize shortlist
This year, the Turner Prize promises to shake up the establishment with a shortlist of artists who are reinventing art as we know it. Lara Tutton discovers innovation and imagination as she investigates the artists behind the nominations
Lara Tutton // 1 May 2013
Categories: Features
What have I done: escaping domestic violence
When Amanda Prowse set out to write a novel about an abusive marriage, she spoke to women who had experienced violent relationships. The number of women who came forward to talk to her confirms how widespread domestic violence is
Amanda Prowse // 22 April 2013
Categories: Features, Sex and Relationships, Violence
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
Being a young mum: representation and reality
Teenage mums are seen as at best, a problem and, at worst, a burden. Izzy Koksal talks to a young mum about the reality of teenage motherhood
Izzy Koksal // 3 April 2013
Categories: Activism, Family, Features, Interviews, Stereotypes
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
50 years at Ovalhouse
Charlotte Rowland talks to director Deborah Bestwick and performers Rachel Mars and Nat Tarrab, exploring the 50 years of fringe theatre at Ovalhouse
Charlotte Rowland // 8 March 2013
Categories: Features, Interviews
After the trial: seeking justice for rape
Annie Moran, whose rapist was tried and convicted recently, expresses her misgivings about the current justice system and urges discussion about rape
Annie Moran // 4 March 2013
Caring and living in poverty
Suzanna, a lesbian and single mother, currently on benefits, talks to Anastasia Richardson about the effects of poverty
Anastasia Richardson // 4 February 2013
Categories: Activism, Class, Features, Interviews, Politics and Current Affairs
Lucy Anne-Holmes, heroine of the No More Page 3 campaign
Lucy Holmes has been spearheading the campaign to pressurise The Sun to drop the bare boobs from its Page 3. Sarah Edmonds speaks to Lucy about her inspiration and challenges
Sarah Edmonds // 21 January 2013
Categories: Activism, Culture and Media, Features, Feminism, Interviews
Bisexual women are the new sexy in pop music
Is recent frankness about bisexuality among female pop stars indicative of liberation of women and LGBT people or merely an extension of sexualisation of the industry, asks Lawrence Allen
Lawrence Allen // 10 January 2013
Categories: Culture and Media, Features
As lesbian space alien as it gets
Selina Robertson reviews New Yorker Madeleine Olnek's debut feature and chats to the director about sci-fi B-movies from the 1950s and the advantages of video over film
Selina Robertson // 21 December 2012
Categories: Culture and Media, Features, Interviews
Justice for rape in rape culture
Annie Moran, whose rapist is being tried in court, recounts the trauma of reporting the rape and expresses her dissatisfaction with the current judicial system
Annie Moran // 18 December 2012
Categories: Features
Do women dream of electric sheep? Delia Derbyshire and the women of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Delia Derbyshire has enjoyed a resurgence of recognition in the past decade and has taken her well-deserved place as one of the founders of modern electronic music. But she was hardly the only woman to work at the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop. Michelle Drury takes us on a journey through the history of the Workshop and pays tribute to the women who passed through the Maida Vale studios
Michelle Drury // 28 October 2012
Categories: Culture and Media, Features, Herstory, Music, Stereotypes, Television, Work and Play, radio
It's only rock'n'roll but I don't like it
Is it 'only rock'n'roll' when a well known male music star beats his wife or girlfriend? And why do men and women alike afford these stars second, third and fourth chances? Amanda McIndoe investigates
Amanda McIndoe // 1 June 2012
Categories: Culture and Media, Features, Feminism, Men, Music, Violence
It's not feminism that hurts men
Jo T examines a recent article supporting claims that men are "the new second sex" and finds it to be a highly misleading piece that fails to consider the role of patriarchal structures in men's suffering and instead opts to blame feminism
Jo T // 21 May 2012
Categories: Culture and Media, Features, Feminism, Men
She gives me fever
Porn is not for everyone: but it can be for feminists, Mia Engberg tells Sophie Mayer, as her programme of shorts screens in London
Sophie Mayer // 13 January 2012
Categories: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Features, Interviews, Sex and Relationships, Work and Play
A man's world? Darryn De La Soul on being a sound engineer
Ruth Rosselson interviews Darryn De La Soul, whose achievements include mixing the sound at the 50th anniversary of the Jodrell Bank observatory, work with Faster than Sound and teaching the live sound diploma for Alchemea
Ruth Rosselson // 9 November 2011
Categories: Features, Interviews, Work and Play
Empowering just one person: An interview with Zoe Margolis
The outspoken feminist and author of Girl With a One Track Mind and Girl With a One Track Mind: Exposed spoke to Catherine Redfern about feminism, sex, activism and writing
Catherine Redfern // 16 September 2010
Categories: Activism, Features, Feminism, Interviews, Sex and Relationships
How to organise a demonstration
In this case study, Carrie Supple explains how she and Louise Morris organised a protest to support Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein - and how you can use the same techniques to organise a demo for your campaign too
Carrie Supple // 15 September 2009
The F Word Podcast - episode two!
This time we discuss Marie Claire's makeover of feminism
Jess McCabe // 20 October 2007
Categories: Features
