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

Published: 29 August 2010 | More articles about: Activism, Education, Feminism | Written by Lizzie Dearden

Honeymoon cystitis?

Cystitis is bad enough, says Hannah Fearn. But why are doctors so dismissive?

Published: 15 August 2010 | More articles about: Body and Health | Written by Hannah Fearn

Compulsory heterosexuality and lesbian existence, 30 years later

A J Conroy looks back at what we can learn about the need to form ties with other women from Adrienne Rich's famous essay

Published: 15 August 2010 | More articles about: Feminism, Herstory | Written by A.J. Conroy

Images of pregnancy, representations of birth

Pregnant celebrities post for photoshoots, we have childbirth-focused reality TV shows - but, argues Sara De Benedictis, only a sanatised, product-driven version of natality has gained the limelight

Published: 4 August 2010 | More articles about: Body and Health | Written by Sara De Benedictis

Rape: treat the cause, not the symptom

After the rape attacks on female festival-goers this summer, platitudes are not the answer, argues Amy Nicholson

Published: 23 July 2010 | More articles about: Violence | Written by Amy Nicholson

Women in punk: the disappearing years

What happened to the women of 1970s British punk once the 1980s dawned? Cazz Blase continues her series

Published: 22 July 2010 | More articles about: Herstory | Written by Cazz Blase

A woman engineer

Hayley Martin talks about the sexism she encountered on her path to become an engineer

Published: 11 July 2010 | More articles about: Work and Play | Written by Hayley Martin

Ms, Miss or Mrs?

Amelia Sage argues that titles still retain powerful and bemusing stereotypes

Published: 10 July 2010 | More articles about: Language | Written by Amelia Sage

Sarkless Kitty and the ghosts of misogyny

A young woman transgresses against the strict gender roles of her time. Katharine Edgar considers the seed of truth behind ghost stories such as Sarkless Kitty

Published: 24 June 2010 | More articles about: Herstory | Written by Katharine Edgar

Creating a new kind of media for women in politics

The mainstream media's sexist treatment of female politicians was only heightened during the election. Women's Parliamentary Radio provides an alternative, argues Sophie Kainradl

Published: 10 June 2010 | More articles about: Culture and Media, Politics and Current Affairs | Written by Sophie Kainradl