Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2012-01-29T13:04:17Z

Going clothes shopping as a disabled woman is a nightmare, says D H Kelly

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2012/01/no_access_ 2012-01-29T13:04:17Z 2012-01-30T18:00:27Z D H Kelly http://blobolobolob.blogspot.com

Melanie Davis usually wears grey trousers suits to work. Switching to a smart, clingy dress prompted a disconcerting change in her colleagues

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2011/10/the_politics_of_office_dress 2011-12-12T15:48:50Z 2011-10-11T12:40:01Z Melanie Davis

15-year-old C. Robinson looks at the causes and ramifications of a culture where teenage girls are encouraged to bare all

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2011/06/teenagers_exposed 2011-12-31T13:13:41Z 2011-06-03T09:30:12Z C. Robinson

Androgynous trends come and go, but high-street fashion remains for the most part strictly divided into womenswear and menswear. Lorraine Smith searches for an alternative

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2011/05/fashion_and_gender 2011-08-15T12:30:10Z 2011-05-13T22:19:03Z Lorraine Smith http://www.lori-smith.co.uk/

Roxanne Bibizadeh considers the experiences of women who choose to wear the manteau

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/12/dark_angels 2010-12-09T12:49:45Z 2010-12-08T20:44:56Z Roxanne Bibizadeh http://www.roxannebibizadeh.com/

This story by Madhvi Ramani considers the struggle of one person to measure up to the beauty standard

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/05/narcissus 2010-05-25T16:02:42Z 2010-05-23T20:20:44Z Madhvi Ramani

Has the shine come off burlesque as it mainstreamed? Chloë Emmott revisits her views

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/05/back_to_burlesq 2010-05-22T22:48:09Z 2010-05-22T13:27:17Z Chloe Emmott http://www.myspace.com/inannaamor

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/03/claudia_zeiske 2010-03-17T15:51:21Z 2010-03-17T15:57:13Z Various Authors

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

Primary schools are no utopia of skipping rope and gender blind comradery. Instead, girls are already learning to worry about their looks - and boys are learning male privilege, reports teacher Kate Townshend

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/10/self_esteem_and 2009-10-25T21:58:46Z 2009-10-25T21:29:58Z Kate Townshend http://www.katetownshend.co.uk/

Feminist artists have often used the tactic of exaggerating the objectification of women to the point of parody. But Alex Brew questions how subversive this strategy is in practice

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/08/how_do_i_look_i 2009-08-12T09:21:53Z 2009-08-11T07:41:19Z Alex Brew

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

Protesters from Smash Miss Contest sneaked into the Miss London University beauty contest, releasing stinkbombs and distributing letters to the audience. Sarah Levack reports

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/04/stink_bombing_t 2009-04-27T21:11:11Z 2009-04-27T20:32:39Z Sarah Levack

On a mission to buy a new laptop, Posie Rider found that manufacturers and sales staff believe the best way to get women to buy a laptop is to make it pink

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/02/im_in_the_marke 2009-02-09T09:53:28Z 2009-02-07T21:21:49Z Posie Rider http://ladiesalone.blogspot.com/

Anna-Kate considers how the porn and beauty industries impact the self esteem of girls and women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/01/feminist_progre 2009-01-25T20:48:05Z 2009-01-25T19:30:55Z Anna-Kate