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The future of activism

Protests seem to be ignored, so what's a disgruntled feminist to do? Deborah McAlister considers some of the options

Published: 18 July 2008 | More articles about: Activism

Knife crime and masculinity

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

Published: 18 July 2008 | More articles about: Men, Stereotypes, Violence

What a load of wank

Hordes of girls dream of becoming glamour models, but are too embarrassed to even talk about masturbation. Sophie Platt rages against a taboo which only affects girls and women

Published: 14 July 2008 | More articles about: Body and Health, Sex and Relationships

Domestic violence and disabled women

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

Published: 12 July 2008 | More articles about: Body and Health, Culture and Media, Feminism, Stereotypes, Violence

Kink 101

BDSM may set off red flags for feminists, says Kit Roskelly. But so does sitting in judgment on women's sexual preferences

Published: 5 July 2008 | More articles about: Sex and Relationships

Self harm

Self harm isn't always about cutting, says Nino. Too many girls and women are holding themselves back from fully living

Published: 2 July 2008 | More articles about: Body and Health

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Latest Reviews

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

What happened to the women in The Diving-bell and the Butterfly in its transition from memoir to film, asks Melanie Newman?

Published: 18 July 2008 | More articles about: Books

Fragments from the Dark

Debi Withers reviews a book of writing by and interviews with female refugees and asylum seekers in Wales

Published: 15 June 2008 | More articles about: Books

Sex and the City the movie: Having your (wedding) cake and eating it

The Sex and the City movie makes for a disappointing postscript to the more subversive TV series, argues Catherine Redfern

Published: 5 June 2008 | More articles about: Films

Haunted?

El Orfanato is a rare example of the 'horror' genre with a strong female lead. Or is it? Lindsey M Sheehan has more

Published: 5 June 2008 | More articles about: Films

Rape: an unfinished revolution

Joanna Bourke's history of rape turns a steady and necessary gaze on an unsettling subject, concludes Louise Livesey

Published: 4 June 2008 | More articles about: Books

Sexuality and sainthood

Cranach painted Venus to titillate Luther's contemporaries and chaste virgins aimed at keeping women in check, argues Itala Atteih

Published: 8 May 2008 | More articles about: Art

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