‘Hey friend,’ the email read. ‘I’ve got a super-smooth surprise for you.’ It was from Estrid, one of the many ‘revolutionary’ feminine hair removal companies springing up recently. You may yourself have spotted their pastel-pink […]
The Positive Female Influencers you Should be Following
Our Instagram feeds have the power to change and influence our perceptions of not only ourselves, but the world that we live in; a world which is so often filled with internalised misogyny, racism and […]
Research confirms female leaders’ success in COVID-19 first wave
Reports throughout this world crisis have praised female leaders for their success in handling COVID-19. Now the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Economic Forum has published an analysis to back up this […]
19% of Top Jobs Held by Women at the University of Leeds
Statistics show that there were 31 women in jobs with salaries higher than £100,000 at the University in 2018/19 compared to 132 men, with a gender pay gap of 18.9% across the entire University. In […]
Nobel Economics Prize: A Female Success Story
It is no secret that women in the economics profession have been and still continue to be under-represented. Throughout time, institutions and academics have often disregarded female figures in the field. In 1976, Milton Friedman […]
“This show got me sober”: Eleanor Conway on being an unapologetic woman
Covering Tinder, porn and addiction, Eleanor Conway’s debut stand up show, Walk of Shame, doesn’t hold back. Jessica Murray chats to her about how the show has changed her life, and why it’s a great […]
Campus Watch: Cambridge women overtake men in successful applications for the first time
UCAS figures show that despite fewer female students applying this year a higher proportion of women received offers over men. Almost 900 fewer women than men applied to the University of Cambridge compared to the […]
Student pauses degree to launch FGM charity
A university student has taken a year out of her degree to successfully launch a charity in Leeds. Bethel Tadesse is originally from Leeds but studies at Northampton University. While students often take time between […]
Union Forum Proposals: Female-only gym hours?
The upcoming Union Forums are discussing some hot topics in the coming weeks. The Gryphon has cherry-picked some of the very best and interesting ideas to inspire you to get debating, get pro-active and get […]
Leeds alumna becomes new female bishop
The Church of England has named its second female bishop as Leeds University alumna the Rev Canon Alison White. The 58-year-old will become the new bishop of Hull following legislation to allow the appointment of […]