Contemporary UK feminism. http://www.thefword.org.uk/ Movable Type http://www.thefword.org.uk/images/logo2003.gif 2012-01-09T17:05:15Z

Girls for Gender Equity, a not-for-profit organisation based in New York City, work to empower youth, fight sexual harassment and address gender violence. Sara Clarke reviews their guide for young people - and those working with them - on exactly what is sexual harassment, and what needs to be done about it

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/12/heyshorty 2012-01-09T17:05:15Z 2011-12-27T21:55:04Z Sara Clarke

Laurie Penny's new book brings together a diverse collection of her writing from online content to newspaper columns. Sarah Graham reviews the works of one of the most prominent voices of the new left as she provides analysis, interviews and first-hand accounts of everything from the UK student protests to vajazzling

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/11/penny_red_notes 2011-11-28T21:48:07Z 2011-11-21T23:29:44Z Sarah Graham

Andrea O'Reilly argues that activist mothers are creating an autonomous and distinct social movement. Adele Jones reviews this first anthology of its kind, which profiles organisations who are all fighting for a shift in the value given to the roles and responsibilities of motherhood

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/11/21stcenturymotherhoodmovement 2011-12-06T14:16:09Z 2011-11-14T19:45:30Z Adele Jones

Katherine Wootton reviews Margaret Atwood's new work of non-fiction which explores the importance and vast potential of science fiction - a much ridiculed and underestimated genre - in the literary canon, and delves into the significance it holds for Atwood as both a reader and writer

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/10/in_other_worlds 2011-10-27T21:55:32Z 2011-10-27T21:50:49Z Katherine Wootton

Anna David devoted a year of her life to following the advice set down in a classic book from the 1960s, but Diane Shipley questions the self-empowerment message in a book bogged down with regressive ideas and strict gender-roles

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/10/falling_for_me 2011-10-15T12:49:05Z 2011-10-13T20:31:56Z Diane Shipley http://www.dianeshipley.com

Sylvia Walby's book provides a comprehensive rebuttal of the notion that feminism is dead. Rachel Benson reviews this definitive account of feminism's present and future forms, and the progression of feminism into the mainstream

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/10/the_future_of_feminism 2011-12-07T01:11:59Z 2011-10-07T19:44:15Z Rachel Benson

Sian Norris dissects the problems behind mistress narratives in historial fiction, and explains why Maeve Haran's The Painted Lady doesn't fall into the typical traps

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/09/the_painted_lad 2011-10-14T18:41:29Z 2011-09-13T15:21:37Z Sian Norris http://www.sianandcrookedrib.blogspot.com/

Carisa R. Showden argues in her latest book that victim and agent are not mutually exclusive categories. Anna Edman considers her belief that survivors of domestic violence, women using assisted reproduction and women in prostitution are still able to assess their situation and wrest some control

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/09/womenschoices 2011-09-08T13:07:48Z 2011-09-06T18:02:49Z Anna Edman

Richard Ganly reviews a book which challenges the notion that a monogamous, heterosexual marriage is truly superior to all others

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/08/unhitched 2011-08-21T14:04:36Z 2011-08-21T14:02:24Z Richard Ganly

Red Chidgey reviews a book focusing on the feminist periodicals which emerged from the campaign for women's right to vote, highlighting the central role of grassroots publications to engage the wider public

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/07/feminist_media 2011-08-10T17:45:28Z 2011-07-27T18:27:51Z Red Chidgey http://www.redchidgey.net/

Ava Jackson reviews Caitlin Moran's book of the moment; a laugh-out-loud, light-hearted look at the day-to-day obstacles which await women in a modern world, from plastic surgery to tiny knickers

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/07/howtobeawoman 2011-07-13T23:27:07Z 2011-07-13T20:07:09Z Ava Jackson

Wendy McClure immerses herself in the world of her beloved childhood hero Laura Ingalls Wilder. Diane Shipley follows this journey as McClure separates fact from fiction and is forced to examine why her childhood obsession has only deepened

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/07/the_wilder_life 2011-07-02T18:07:29Z 2011-07-02T18:07:47Z Diane Shipley http://www.dianeshipley.com

Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein questions a book which places the responsibility of counteracting the dangers of sexual imagery firmly on the shoulders of young girls and women

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/06/littlegirlgone 2011-06-17T13:05:33Z 2011-06-09T18:56:25Z Alexandra Roumbas Goldstein http://alexandragoldstein.co.uk/

Despite being The F-Word's namesake, Iman Qureshi argues that Granta 115: The F Word misses the mark

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/05/Granta_theFword 2011-06-01T12:32:10Z 2011-05-31T12:45:50Z Iman Qureshi

Lukela Aimmado explains why Under an Emerald Sky, a novel by black, queer, feminist activist Olukemi Amala is essential reading for all

http://www.thefword.org.uk/reviews/2011/05/under_an_emerald_sky 2011-05-27T13:42:30Z 2011-05-26T12:23:10Z Lukela Aimmado