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Around 5,000 women gathered from across the UK and marched through central London. Although they received no mainstream media attention, the march and rally have since become the subject of much discussion. Louise Livesey talks to some of the people involved...

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/million_women_r 2008-08-25T09:47:31Z 2008-08-23T18:51:04Z Louise Livesey

Protests seem to be ignored, so what's a disgruntled feminist to do? Deborah McAlister considers some of the options

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/07/the_future_of_a 2008-07-18T22:38:51Z 2008-07-18T21:15:56Z Deborah McAlister

Sandrine Levêque from Object reports on the next stage in the campaign to change the licensing laws for lap-dancing clubs

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/06/come_on_boris_w 2008-06-26T23:00:43Z 2008-06-26T22:44:45Z Sandrine Levêque

Lap-dancing clubs are licensed in the same way as coffee shops. Anji Capes reports on the launch of a campaign to change all that

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/05/stripping_the_i 2008-05-04T21:57:12Z 2008-05-03T08:50:54Z Anji Capes http://shutupsitdown.wordpress.com/

The third wave and riot grrrl may be inspiring, but risk ignoring feminist history and swapping radical action for gigs and zines. In a fiery essay, Red Chidgey poses some difficult questions

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/03/labours_left_un 2008-03-10T21:40:00Z 2008-03-10T16:53:09Z Red Chidgey http://www.redchidgey.net/

Alex Gibson considers the harm done by stereotypes of men as beer-swilling, emotionally-stunted brutes

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/02/men_stereotypes 2008-02-02T19:12:49Z 2008-02-02T17:01:01Z Alex Gibson

Claire Daly interviews the first editor of pioneering feminist magazine Spare Rib

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/marsha_rowe 2008-02-06T00:41:33Z 2008-01-31T23:20:27Z Claire Daly

Antonia Strachey explains why she took part in a protest against a beauty contest for students at the London School of Economics

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/miss_lse_or_mis 2008-01-02T15:29:40Z 2008-01-02T15:20:11Z Antonia Strachey

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/09/who_me_im_just 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-09-30T10:02:16Z Jen Clayton

A march through the streets can be a powerful thing for women who are often isolated from other feminists, argues Rebecca Heller, one of the organisers of Edinburgh's Reclaim the Night March planned for 11 October

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/09/edinburgh_gets 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-09-29T16:29:28Z Rebecca Heller http://reclaimthenightedinburgh.wordpress.com/

Anti-rape campaigns spend too much time trying to scare the wits out of women, while perpetrators are all but ignored, argues Dwysan Edwards

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/05/rape_is_it_our 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-05-02T21:52:42Z Dwysan Edwards

Feminist blogs are blooming, but many women seeking a creative outlet still turn to hand-made zines. This May, the Women's Library in London will play host to Zine Fest!, showcasing women's zines past and present, as well as providing scissor-and-paper classes for aspiring zinesters. Red Chidgey, who is organising this first-of-a-kind event, explains to Cazz Blase why zines still flourish and picks some of her favourites

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/03/when_the_mainst 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-03-29T22:51:49Z Cazz Blase

Fed up with most of the events put on for International Women's Day, Angela Brant found herself at an illuminating talk on women living under religious and oppressive laws

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/03/a_worthwhile_wo 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-03-29T19:00:52Z Angela Brant

One woman's story of street harassment turned George Mason from anti-feminist to women's rights advocate. Now, he urges more women to speak out about their experiences

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/03/suffering_in_si 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-03-01T17:50:38Z George Mason

It's usually considered that when feminism engages with state institutions, it loses its radical edge and became compromised and weakened. But is that really the case? Jonathan Dean argues that mainstream women's organisations are actually a lot more radical than they are given credit for, and that we can be optimistic about the future of British feminism.

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2006/04/reasons_to_be_cheerful 2007-12-08T14:41:57Z 2006-04-01T10:34:07Z Jonathan Dean