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WOW Festival: What Brexit Means for Women
April 14, 2017 - No comment
Brexit risks undoing many positive steps taken to secure women’s rights as discussed by this WOW festival panel The...
April 14, 2017 - No comment
Brexit risks undoing many positive steps taken to secure women’s rights as discussed by this WOW festival panel The...
Bad Women: Do We Still Demonise Female Offenders?
January 15, 2017 - 1 Comment
The criminal justice system and the media persist in treating women as ‘doubly deviant’ “When woman falls,...
January 15, 2017 - 1 Comment
The criminal justice system and the media persist in treating women as ‘doubly deviant’ “When woman falls,...
Is Wolf-Whistling Really a Hate Crime?
August 23, 2016 - No comment
The decision to record misogynistic incidents as a form of hate crime has sparked criticism from both men and women Last...
August 23, 2016 - No comment
The decision to record misogynistic incidents as a form of hate crime has sparked criticism from both men and women Last...
Domestic Violence: Winning the War
March 27, 2016 - No comment
We must acknowledge domestic violence in the public space in order to combat it It is important to shine a spotlight...
March 27, 2016 - No comment
We must acknowledge domestic violence in the public space in order to combat it It is important to shine a spotlight...
Beyond the Epidemic: How the Zika Virus Exposed a Social Crisis in Brazil
February 25, 2016 - No comment
The recent health crisis has turned the spotlight onto social and gender inequality in Brazil The scenes of the Brazilian...
February 25, 2016 - No comment
The recent health crisis has turned the spotlight onto social and gender inequality in Brazil The scenes of the Brazilian...
The Tampon Tax: Bleeding Us Dry
November 30, 2015 - No comment
George Osborne’s condescending solution to the tampon tax misses the point In last week’s Autumn Statement...
November 30, 2015 - No comment
George Osborne’s condescending solution to the tampon tax misses the point In last week’s Autumn Statement...
Silenced Victims of State Terror: Women in Bangladesh Increasingly the Target of Political Violence
February 16, 2015 - No comment
Existing political tensions are heightening in Bangladesh as women and girls increasingly become the target of state sponsored...
February 16, 2015 - No comment
Existing political tensions are heightening in Bangladesh as women and girls increasingly become the target of state sponsored...
The FEMEN and a Women’s Spring?
June 27, 2013 - No comment
FEMEN has been making headlines with its provocative protests, yet support for them is not unanimous On 29 May...
June 27, 2013 - No comment
FEMEN has been making headlines with its provocative protests, yet support for them is not unanimous On 29 May...
Turkey’s Honour Killings: Problematising Patriarchy
September 23, 2012 - 1 Comment
The rise in honour killings in Turkey points to a patriarchal need to control women, where women straddle structures that...
September 23, 2012 - 1 Comment
The rise in honour killings in Turkey points to a patriarchal need to control women, where women straddle structures that...
