Bright Star and women in film

Producer Jan Chapman spoke to Jess McCabe by phone from Sydney about women in the film industry - and her latest movie Bright Star

Published: 16 November 2009 | Written by Jess McCabe

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

Published: 20 July 2009 | Written by Wisrutta Atthakor

Some body to love

Forget which body-shape is 'fashionable' - women are more than just their bodies, argues Lara Williams

Published: 7 June 2009 | Written by Lara Williams

IT's a man's world?

What drove 37,000 women in the UK to abandon careers in IT between 2001 and 2007? Sue Schofield investigates

Published: 20 January 2009 | Written by Sue Schofield

Challenging sex object culture: definitely needed, definitely lively and definitely a key issue for 2009!

A recent feature in The Times labelled protests against the Miss University London beauty pagaents "old fashioned". But, argues Sandrine Levêque, if anything campaigns against the objectification of women and girls are more relevant today than ever

Published: 4 January 2009 | Written by Sandrine Levêque

Time to end parental leave discrimination

Jennifer Gray argues that parental leave laws must become more flexible

Published: 8 December 2008 | Written by Jennifer Gray

Why feminists shouldn't have to keep mum

A feminist challenge to sexism within the current cult of motherhood is needed, argues Victoria Dutchman-Smith

Published: 4 December 2008 | Written by Victoria Dutchman-Smith

Beyond boob jobs – how might the credit crunch affect women?

Carolyn Roberts digs beyond headlines about the impact of the credit crunch on makeup sales and cosmetic surgery, to consider how the financial crisis may affect women in the UK

Published: 4 November 2008 | Written by Carolyn Roberts

Women in physics

Frances Downey reports back on an international conference aimed at driving up the number of female physicists

Published: 2 November 2008 | Written by Frances Downey

Whose feminism is it?

Is feminism reaching women of colour? How about women who didn't go to university, teenage mums, or women who do not have access to the internet? Annika Spalding calls for change

Published: 22 September 2008 | Written by Annika Spalding

Sisters! Some of us are mothers, too!

Mothers' issues are feminist issues, argues Ruth Moss

Published: 19 August 2008 | Written by Ruth Moss

What Not To Wear say to your co-worker

How would you feel if you found out the people around you chat about putting you forward for How to Look Good Naked? Kelly Draper knows all too well

Published: 12 August 2008 | Written by Kelly Draper

Mama's mop and Bachelor's soup

Although women shoulder most of the housework burden, men also vacuum, wash up and do the laundry. Kristine Bergström wonders why TV advertising persists in pretending otherwise?

Published: 9 June 2008 | Written by Kristine Bergstrom

A slice-by-slice attack on women's right to choose

The campaign to ban women from terminating pregnancies after 20 weeks is only the beginning, says Kit Roskelly

Published: 11 May 2008 | Written by Kit Roskelly

Do It Yourself? How about Do It Ourselves

Is it feminist to be able to fix your own plumbing? Where are all the female tradespeople? Rhona-Mairead Sweeting considers the place of feminism in the construction industry and manual trades

Published: 6 April 2008 | Written by Rhona-Mairead Sweeting

How to get an activist movement to keep women in prostitution

What use are sex worker groups that give out condoms and showers, but can't help women who want to exit prostitution? Ekis reports from Barcelona on prostitution and the campaign for legalisation

Published: 16 March 2008 | Written by Ekis

How not to write your policy on transgender rights

A Home Office policy that should help protect transgender civil servants from discrimination? Great news. But, asks Emma Wood, why does it insist that women and men have different brains?

Published: 5 December 2007 | Written by Emma Wood

Built for women

The Women's Design Service is celebrating 20 years of feminist activism from the planners' office to the building site. Eeva Berglund reports

Published: 9 November 2007 | Written by Eeva Berglund

The woman behind Persephone Books

Nicola Beauman makes a living from re-printing the forgotten works of female writers. She talks to Cazz Blase about chick lit, the 'surplus' women of the inter-war years and the book trade

Published: 31 October 2007 | Written by Cazz Blase

The media has failed women's football

Football is supposedly a national obsession. But, from the media's coverage of the women's World Cup, it seems we are only interested when the players are men. Carrie Dunn reports

Published: 5 October 2007 | Written by Carrie Dunn

'Who... me? I'm just a housewife'

Feminism is not just for women with high-flying careers, and feminists must do more to engage women who feel alienated from the movement, argues Jen Clayton

Published: 30 September 2007 | Written by Jen Clayton

Maid of the manor

Despite all our advances, men still dominate public life. But if they are so smart, asks Amity Reed, why can't they fathom how to do the housework?

Published: 30 August 2007 | Written by Amity Reed

Female commentator kicks off barrage of sexism

A woman commentating on the beautiful game? Whoever heard of such a thing. Katherine confronts the sexist response to Jacqui Oatley's first stint on Match of the Day

Published: 2 June 2007 | Written by Katherine

A Bride by Any Other Name

When Eleanor Turner announced that she would not be changing her name after walking down the aisle, and instead her new husband would take on her surname, reactions ranged from shock to annoyance. She considers why breaking with tradition provokes such strong feelings

Published: 2 May 2007 | Written by Eleanor Turner

The farmer wants a wife, the wife wants a wife

Women don't want to be lumbered with the housework, but men aren't willing to pick up the bucket and mop. Right? JC Sutcliffe asks why women perpetuate the myth that men are incapable of doing domestic chores

Published: 29 March 2007 | Written by JC Sutcliffe

Stepford Wives in Training?

Are female undergraduates aware of feminism, and what do they think of it? Whilst studying at Cambridge, Shaira Kadir was surprised and frustrated at the attitude of her fellow students. Here she shares some of her experiences.

Published: 10 April 2005 | Written by Shaira Kadir

Just a Stripper

Can sex work ever be truly radical when money is involved? Exploring how feminists and feminist sex workers are often forced into opposing camps, Natasha Forrest argues that a simplistic 'for or against' divide does not reflect the true complexity of the issue.

Published: 11 August 2004 | Written by Natasha Forrest

Sports Illustrated

When Maria Sharapova won the women's final at Wimbledon this summer, her success was covered extensively by the press. However, the majority of the coverage focussed excessively on her appearance, as Ealasaid Gilfillan explains.

Published: 10 August 2004 | Written by Ealasaid Gilfillan

Hollywood Women

Lorraine Smith ponders the role of women in film-making. What will it take for women to be accepted behind the camera - and how long will it be before a womans win the Academy Award for Best Director?

Published: 19 March 2004 | Written by Lorraine Smith

Stand Up For Equality

Women can be as witty, confident and funny as men. So why there are so few women in stand up comedy, asks Kadie Armstrong?

Published: 19 December 2003 | Written by Kadie Armstrong

Driven to Distraction

Men assume that women know nothing about cars, but increasingly these days they couldn't be more wrong. Lorraine Smith insists she, and many other women, know a lot more about cars than the colour.

Published: 19 August 2003 | Written by Lorraine Smith

The Experiences of Young Women in Science

Rachael Hawkins examines the experiences in women in science.

Published: 16 November 2002 | Written by Rachael Hawkins

Show Girls: The State of

Marion Beach investigates why the best feminist theatre groups have rejected the 'f' word.

Published: 16 February 2002 | Written by Marion Beach