Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2009-11-18T15:13:10Z

Are the scales of justice in alignment? Rachel Thwaites looks at how women and men are so often treated differently by the system if they commit violent crimes

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/11/gender_and_sent 2009-11-18T15:13:10Z 2009-11-14T12:01:13Z Rachel Thwaites

We know that sexual violence is all too common and everyday. Here 'L' talks through repeat experiences of being targetted with abuse and sexual assault by boys and men

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/05/breaking_the_ci 2009-05-25T22:17:00Z 2009-05-25T21:21:50Z L

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

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

Selina Jervis reports that sexual harassment in public spaces has reached critical levels

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/02/alright_darlin 2009-02-08T23:54:28Z 2009-02-08T23:18:36Z Selina Jervis http://www.flyingsaucer.typepad.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

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

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

One in four women experience domestic violence during their lifetime. Ella Alexander spent a day at a women's refuge learning about the human toll of a crime so common it is no longer considered newsworthy

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/10/a_day_in_the_li 2008-10-23T10:55:56Z 2008-10-19T20:56:11Z Ella Alexander

Denying women's sexuality won't prevent rape, argues Victoria Dutchman-Smith

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/10/incitement_to_r 2008-10-14T22:17:34Z 2008-10-13T19:43:45Z Victoria Dutchman-Smith

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

Violent men do not attack girls or women because they are 'vulnerable', argues Jennifer Drew, and it deflects attention from the perpetrators to pretend otherwise

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/05/there_is_a_buzz 2008-05-19T21:53:27Z 2008-05-19T21:31:33Z Jennifer Drew

Laurie Penny considers why so many Oxbridge students are going into prostitution and stripping, and the impact the media coverage of their stories has on women in less privileged positions

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/05/the_oxbridge_se 2008-05-12T21:29:42Z 2008-05-11T22:03:34Z Laurie Penny http://pennyred.blogspot.com/

A spate of convictions has put femicide into the headlines again. But, as Jennifer Drew reports, the media is still blaming women - and ignoring 'everyday' incidents of male violence against women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2008/04/the_epidemic_of 2008-04-06T11:25:34Z 2008-04-06T10:41:21Z Jennifer Drew