Think you’ve been unaffected by feminism? Think again. Following last year’s ‘I need feminism because’ campaign and the ban of the Blurred Lines song in the Union, Freya Potter explains why it has been a very […]
Comment | An End to FGM
The issue of female sexuality has long been a taboo subject, and still is to a certain extent, even in our seemingly liberal society. A recent study by Barbara Bartlik of Cornell University has even […]
Comment | Slobs, Snobs and Bigoted Banter
In principle, the idea of Varsity seems like a fantastic event; collaboration on such a scale with our neighbours down the hill is a rare occurrence and it’s a great opportunity for student sports clubs […]
Comment | The Pornification of Pop
When I step into my local newsagent, it never ceases to amuse me that copies of The Economist are kept on the top shelf, while The Sun and the Daily Star are kept within easy […]
Books | EdBookFest: MaddAddam Launch with Margaret Atwood and Claire Armistead
EdBookFest | Margaret Atwood and Claire Armistead – MaddAddam Launch Yesterday saw Margaret Atwood officially launch ‘MaddAddam’ in conversation with Guardian and Observer Books Editor Claire Armistead, and they discussed both the book and the trilogy that […]
A Feminist’s Guide to Summer
Leeds has experienced a mass student exodus, we all survived moving weekend, exam results are in and the sun has actually come out long enough to make me purchase a pair of shorts: I can no longer deny that summer is officially […]
Feminists: Reclaiming the Internet
For many years, the media was the enemy of feminism. The movement was mischaracterised, tainted, and exploited, condemned as weird and unfashionable. Undressed and muted like helpless Page Three models dead behind the eyes, feminism […]
Baking? It’s Your Feminist Right!
In our fast-paced, modern society, it isn’t hard to see that women have come a long way in terms of striving for equality. Universities welcome more female undergraduates than ever before, and despite the […]
Speak Up, Ladies
In the ‘Feedback’ section of last week’s Leeds Student, amidst the cries of disagreement and support over the Nick Griffin article sat a letter that asking for more female voices in the paper. A refreshing […]
Sluts
Who exactly is the ‘slut’? We’re all familiar with the girls who put on boob hugging, bum hugging, see-through dresses and go out to clubs on the hunt for a male. The first of which, […]
Debate: Breast Intentions
One of Britain’s most popular papers, The Sun, has been printing topless models alongside top news stories for decades. But recent discussion and campaigns have condemned page three as sexist and outdated. This week Big […]