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Stereotypes about women drawn to campaigning because they are natural nurturers do more harm than good, argues Mhairi Guild

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/01/in_our_satin_ti 2010-01-14T22:01:36Z 2010-01-14T22:51:22Z Mhairi Guild

Much has been written about sexism in the Twilight books and film. Here, Caitlin Brown puts the series in context of other popular vampire fiction

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/09/feminism_and_th 2009-09-08T20:56:03Z 2009-09-08T16:41:31Z Caitlin Brown

What is really holding back women in engineering, and stopping girls from aspiring to careers in applied sciences? Wisrutta Atthakor investigates

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/07/the_woman_engin 2009-07-20T18:09:14Z 2009-07-20T17:03:41Z Wisrutta Atthakor http://pumpkinpistudio.blogspot.com/

If you believe one story on a popular science news site, there's proof that older men "chasing" younger women benefits humankind (or should that be mankind?) Eirwen-Jane Pierrot considers the impact of these sensationalist claims on women in the real world

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/04/for_the_good_of 2009-04-22T09:31:30Z 2009-04-15T20:23:23Z Eirwen-Jane Pierrot

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/

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

Jennifer Gray argues that parental leave laws must become more flexible

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/time_to_end_par 2008-12-08T21:40:54Z 2008-12-08T21:10:50Z Jennifer Gray

Molly Lavender is exasperated at gender segregation in music – and the way pop songs valorise abusive relationships

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/12/now_thats_what 2008-12-05T00:45:36Z 2008-12-04T23:58:53Z Molly Lavender

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