Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2010-02-03T22:31:10Z

Kaite Welsh reviews a fictionalised biography of early paleontologist Mary Anning

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2010/02/the_fossil_hunt 2010-02-03T22:31:10Z 2010-02-04T21:43:01Z Kaite Welsh http://kaitewelsh.posterous.com/

Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee Bernstein's book reclaims the road trip and tells a story about what young women across the US think about feminism and the issues facing them as women, says LonerGrrrl

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2010/02/girldrive 2010-02-04T16:52:01Z 2010-02-04T16:53:10Z LonerGrrrl http://lonergrrrl.wordpress.com/

What has happened to the legacy of riot grrrl? asks Heather McIntosh

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/02/bring_the_herst 2010-02-06T22:09:36Z 2010-02-03T14:58:36Z Heather McIntosh

Natasha Walter's latest book reflects her change of heart since The New Feminism, but Melanie Newman argues the result is a mixed bag

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2010/02/living_dolls 2010-02-05T10:53:49Z 2010-02-03T10:05:53Z Melanie Newman

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

Women working in corporate finance are expected to adhere to sexist and objectifying dress codes, says Amica Lane

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2010/01/the_professiona 2010-01-28T16:14:03Z 2010-01-24T19:56:15Z Amica Lane

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

Despite plaudits from politicians, women's sport gets less media coverage than men's sport, says Natalie Davis, and sports pages largely feature women as eyecandy not athletes

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/a_question_of_s 2009-12-18T22:58:02Z 2009-12-18T16:01:59Z Natalie Davis

Susan Gilbert takes us on a tour of the Pompidou Centre's groundbreaking rehanging of its collection to showcase the last 100 years of art through work by women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/12/women_hung_in_p 2009-12-18T12:25:50Z 2009-12-17T19:47:11Z Sue Gilbert

Cuts have become politically popular again, but the new thrift is targeted at the most not least vulnerable, says Clare Gould

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/_thrift_is_a_vi 2009-12-16T22:33:00Z 2009-12-16T15:49:55Z Clare Gould

Katie Sutton was called sexist names at Reclaim the Night, amid continued disagreements between feminists over the issue of prostitution/sex work. Where now for sisterhood at these public events? Includes a response by Finn Mackay

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/im_going_to_use 2009-12-09T16:02:48Z 2009-12-09T20:08:07Z Various Authors

Elizabeth Pisani's book breaks down the facts on HIV/AIDS, but loses points for offensive language and playing too cool to care, says Charlotte Cooper

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/12/the_wisdom_of_w 2009-12-08T17:03:49Z 2009-12-07T21:16:23Z Charlotte Cooper http://www.subtextmagazine.co.uk

Girlguides can offer girls a respite from pressure of gendered expectations. Clare Burgess offers her perspective as a late-joiner

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/girls_in_the_le 2009-12-08T16:19:14Z 2009-12-07T20:29:51Z Clare Burgess

Transphobic feminism makes no sense, argues Laurie Penny

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/12/cis_feminists_s 2009-12-05T12:08:46Z 2009-12-06T10:59:29Z Laurie Penny http://pennyred.blogspot.com/

Sian Norris reconsiders Daphne du Maurier's novels

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2009/12/daphne_du_mauri 2009-12-05T12:36:14Z 2009-12-05T12:13:00Z Sian Norris http://www.sianandcrookedrib.blogspot.com/

Wisrutta Atthakor reports back from the Gude Cause march through Edinburgh, 100 years to the day since Scottish suffragettes took to the city's streets

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/11/a_gude_cause_ma 2009-11-18T22:11:00Z 2009-11-18T15:35:27Z Wisrutta Atthakor http://pumpkinpistudio.blogspot.com/

Producer Jan Chapman spoke to Jess McCabe by phone from Sydney about women in the film industry - and her latest movie Bright Star

http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/11/bright_star_and 2009-11-16T21:40:14Z 2009-11-16T11:51:53Z Jess McCabe http://sugarcrash.co.uk/

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

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/