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Mothers' issues are feminist issues, argues Ruth Moss

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/sisters_some_of 2008-08-19T21:43:07Z 2008-08-19T20:24:09Z Ruth Moss

At two year's old, Penni F's son happily enthuses over both fairies and trucks. But, she worries, what happens when pressure to be a 'real man' kicks in?

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/08/why_my_son_wear 2008-08-19T20:16:49Z 2008-08-19T19:51:41Z Penni F

Forget single mums and absent fathers - the current spate of knife crime can be traced back to the so-called 'real man', argues Jennifer Drew

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/07/knife_crime_and 2008-07-19T19:19:59Z 2008-07-18T19:50:33Z Jennifer Drew

Disabled women are twice as likely to experience domestic violence, and can face a range of additional barriers - from inaccessible shelters onwards, Clare Laxton reports

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/07/domestic_violen 2008-07-12T18:44:16Z 2008-07-12T18:19:29Z Clare Laxton

Are disabled women's voices silenced in the abortion debate? asks Clare Laxton

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/04/abortion_and_di 2008-04-04T19:21:57Z 2008-04-04T18:48:25Z Clare Laxton

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

Helen G considers why some feminists are hostile to transgender women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/01/a_period_of_tra_1 2008-01-02T17:19:35Z 2008-01-02T20:20:53Z Helen G

Girl-on-girl action may be marketing gold, but has little benefit for actual lesbians, argues Joanna Whitehead

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/11/how_many_lesbia 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-11-04T22:25:44Z Joanna Whitehead

Pink ribbons may raise life-saving funding for breast cancer research. But, Michelle Wright says, October's month of consumer altruism glosses over the reality of the disease - and allows corporations to line their pockets

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/the_problem_wit 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-31T23:33:51Z Michelle Wright http://lonergrrrl.blogspot.com

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

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/10/did_you_watch_a 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-10-05T22:47:07Z Carrie Dunn

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

Most productions of the classic opera Carmen would make a feminist wince. Movie director Sally Potter tells Sophie Mayer about her new adaptation

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/09/carmen_out_swin 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-09-04T19:24:32Z Sophie Mayer

Racism and sexism are intertwined - so feminism must tackle them both head-on, says Veronica Wood-Querales

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/08/what_does_the_p 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-08-30T20:28:11Z Veronica Wood-Querales

Burlesque may set feminist alarm-bells ringing, but it can help cultivate a love of your own body, argues Chloe Emmott

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/08/can_burlesque_b 2007-12-08T14:42:01Z 2007-08-30T19:55:49Z Chloe Emmott http://www.myspace.com/inannaamor

Welcome to the first ever F Word podcast!

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2007/07/the_f_word_podc 2007-12-08T14:42:00Z 2007-07-09T18:16:47Z Jess McCabe http://www.jessmccabe.co.uk