Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2010-03-14T12:11:52Z

S's experience with vulvar vestibulitis - which makes penetrative sex painful - highlighted the phallocentric medical establishment and limited definitions of sex

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/03/painful_vagina 2010-03-14T12:11:52Z 2010-03-14T14:52:09Z S

Susie Orbach's classic Fat is a Feminist Issue became suddenly relevant to Helen Dring in the aftermath of a car accident which caused her to lose weight

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/01/feminism_and_fa 2010-01-31T16:00:55Z 2010-01-31T10:58:21Z Helen Dring

Laura Thomas talks through her experience going from red mane to shaved head

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/11/a_streamlined_n 2009-11-18T21:11:25Z 2009-11-13T12:43:17Z Laura Thomas

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/06/some_body_to_lo 2009-06-07T22:21:59Z 2009-06-07T20:33:01Z Lara Williams

Jessica Burton explains how kickboxing changed how she feels about her own body and her confidence in the face of harassment and potential violence

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/05/kickboxing 2009-05-16T20:25:08Z 2009-05-16T19:36:00Z Jessica Burton http://ssica3003.livejournal.com

Kate Joester explains how breastfeeding helped her understand 'the personal is political'

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/01/breastfeeding_r 2009-01-25T18:45:12Z 2009-01-24T22:03:48Z Kate Joester

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/01/sex_object_culture 2009-01-04T20:22:42Z 2009-01-04T19:19:35Z Sandrine Levêque

Boys groped her, men shouted at her on the street, and girls and women reacted with hostility. Samara Ginsberg reports on growing up with large breasts

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/i_was_saddened 2008-12-15T00:01:31Z 2008-12-14T23:42:21Z Samara Ginsberg

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/why_feminists_s 2008-12-04T19:46:02Z 2008-12-04T19:23:12Z Victoria Dutchman-Smith

Are feminist pro-choice politics on selective abortions sidelining the concern of disabled people? Victoria Al-Sharqi argues the case

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/recently_i_stum 2008-12-04T19:50:32Z 2008-12-01T17:59:56Z Victoria Al-Sharqi

Maggie Lee tells of the devestating effect her hysterectomy had on her sexuality and more

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/11/the_useless_org 2008-11-03T17:04:58Z 2008-11-02T22:32:43Z Maggie Lee

Irish and British women must unite in the battle for reproductive rights, argue Ariel Silvera and Sinead Ahern, as they sketch out the history of abortion in Ireland and the UK

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/10/were_all_in_thi 2008-10-26T23:56:49Z 2008-10-26T23:03:52Z Various Authors

We don't expect our reason for seeing a nurse or doctor to be broadcast to the waiting room. But that's exactly what happened to Rachael Halemor, when she wanted to get hold of emergency contraception

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/10/confidential 2008-10-26T22:55:08Z 2008-10-26T22:28:01Z Rachael Halemor

St Monica's in Manchester does not want girls vaccinated against HPV on school grounds. Kit Roskelly argues that all schools have a responsibility to protect their pupils' health

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/10/hpv_vaccination 2008-10-13T13:25:08Z 2008-10-10T16:06:48Z Kit Roskelly

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/forget_what_not 2008-08-13T20:13:58Z 2008-08-12T20:03:09Z Kelly Draper http://adventuresandjapes.blogspot.com