What has happened to the legacy of riot grrrl? asks Heather McIntosh
Published: 3 February 2010 | More articles about: Activism, Culture and Media, Feminism, Herstory, Work and Play
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
Published: 31 January 2010 | More articles about: Body and Health, Culture and Media
Women working in corporate finance are expected to adhere to sexist and objectifying dress codes, says Amica Lane
Published: 24 January 2010 | More articles about: Work and Play
Stereotypes about women drawn to campaigning because they are natural nurturers do more harm than good, argues Mhairi Guild
Published: 14 January 2010 | More articles about: Activism, Feminism, Politics and Current Affairs, Stereotypes, Work and Play
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
Published: 18 December 2009 | More articles about: Culture and Media
Cuts have become politically popular again, but the new thrift is targeted at the most not least vulnerable, says Clare Gould
Published: 16 December 2009 | More articles about: Family, Politics and Current Affairs, Sex and Relationships, Work and Play
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Kaite Welsh reviews a fictionalised biography of early paleontologist Mary Anning
Published: 4 February 2010 | More articles about: Books
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
Published: 4 February 2010 | More articles about: Books
Natasha Walter's latest book reflects her change of heart since The New Feminism, but Melanie Newman argues the result is a mixed bag
Published: 3 February 2010 | More articles about: Books
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
Published: 17 December 2009 | More articles about: Art
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
Published: 7 December 2009 | More articles about: Books
Sian Norris reconsiders Daphne du Maurier's novels
Published: 5 December 2009 | More articles about: Books
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