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
Published: 25 October 2009 | More articles about: Culture and Media, Education, Fashion and Image
Charlotte Cooper reports back from the capital's second Feminism in London conference
Published: 13 October 2009 | More articles about: Activism, Feminism
In this case study, Carrie Supple explains how she and Louise Morris organised a protest to support Sudanese journalist Lubna Hussein - and how you can use the same techniques to organise a demo for your campaign too
Published: 15 September 2009 | More articles about: Activism, Features
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
Published: 8 September 2009 | More articles about: Culture and Media, Feminism, Language, Racism, Sex and Relationships, Stereotypes
Francine Hoenderkamp explains her campaign to ban Page 3
Published: 13 August 2009 | More articles about: Activism, Culture and Media
Feminist artists have often used the tactic of exaggerating the objectification of women to the point of parody. But Alex Brew questions how subversive this strategy is in practice
Published: 11 August 2009 | More articles about: Culture and Media, Fashion and Image
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Christina McDermott reviews Marie Mutsuki Mockett's deft debut novel, which follows two sequential mother-daughter stories
Published: 5 October 2009 | More articles about: Books
Artist Carolee Schneemann may be best-known for 'Interior Scroll', in which she read from a scroll she extracted from her vagina. But, at 70, her influence stretches far beyond that one famous performance piece. Kaite Welsh attended her recent lecture at the Tate Liverpool
Published: 4 October 2009 | More articles about: Art
The Raincoats are as vital as ever, argues Lydia Harris, who left their recent gig determined to join a grrrl band
Published: 4 October 2009 | More articles about: Music
Salma's debut novel is a moving and beautifully-written must-read, says Sian Norris
Published: 4 October 2009 | More articles about: Books
Wisrutta Atthakor reports back from Edinburgh's second Ladyfest, a festival centring women's art and music, replete with workshops, comedy and stand-up. Includes an interview with Zorras
Published: 3 October 2009 | More articles about: Events
Red Chidgey reviews a step-by-step guide to going freelance
Published: 1 October 2009 | More articles about: Books
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