The Influence Race Has on the Reaction to Gender Based Violence.
Catcalling: combating the normalisation of sexual harassment
Most women can recall the first time they were catcalled. Mine was when I was 13, walking alone in my home-town centre when two men in a van shouted out of their window that they […]
‘Casual Feminism’ – Is the Bar Set Too Low?
Earlier this month, Andy Murray announced his looming retirement. It was an emotional press conference, as Murray explained he fears that he will not be fit enough to play at the Wimbledon Championships in the […]
Is the L Missing in LGBT?
As ‘She’ is the only lesbian-priority venue in London and the monthly ‘Dyke Chambers’ night at Wharf Chambers the only lesbian-focused night in Leeds, it often seems as though the ‘L’ in ‘LGBT’ is cast […]
The Gender Pain Bias: Women, Your Pain Is Not ‘All In Your Head’
While we live in an era attempting to tackle serous inequalities faced by women, such as the gender pay gap, one very important problem is being overlooked: the gender pain gap. Female pain is often […]
Making Misandry A Hate Crime Hinders The Fight For Gender Equality
For hundreds of years, women have been oppressed and victimised by men and yet, the crimes committed against women have failed to be categorised as hate crimes. A hate crime is defined as a crime […]
Comment | An end to LAD culture
Lad culture is a club promoter asking young men to explain the details of how they intend to “violate a fresher tonight”. The crude misogyny that characterises it so conclusively courses through the response: ‘she’s […]
Science | Male violence against women is entrenched
Such a discussion couldn’t be more appropriate in revelations of gang grooming, Twitter harassment and Tequila’s “violate a Fresher” night. Research by Glasgow Caledonian University into the cultural perception and consequence of misogyny and sexual […]