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OPINION: Governments vs Autonomy – The Ongoing Battle for Women’s Rights

November 29, 2024November 28, 2024 By Magda Kanecka

We should continue to hold our Government Representatives to account as much as we would with any other issue.

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Opinion: A Budget for Women?

November 20, 2024November 23, 2024 By Cordelia Moore

This budget is transformative for a variety of reasons. Firstly, it is Labour’s first budget in 15 years, setting the tone for their

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Opinion: Patriarchy Doesn’t Own The Future (And Should Have Never Owned The Past)

March 3, 2024October 22, 2024 By Veronika Parfjonova

From the primal caves to the corner offices, patriarchy’s shadow has stretched across millennia, its grip tightening over time. Contemplating the pervasive grip

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Opinion: The Swift Shift – The Pop Star Who Became a Movement

December 3, 2023October 22, 2024 By Veronika Parfjonova

Like any devoted pop music fan active on social media, I have been closely following Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. From the unexpected album

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Opinion: Spartan Warriors and Feminist Queens, the Alt-Right and Ancient Sparta

November 29, 2023November 29, 2023 By Adam F

Disclaimer: No sources have been credited in order to avoid facilitating traffic to alt-right sites. White supremacist groups love Sparta. There is a

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Opinion: How the response to the Mail on Sunday’s “Sharon Stone” slur perfectly illustrates how sexism still pervades our politics, our media and our society

May 7, 2022 By Ben Evans

From people’s desperate desire to shame Rayner, to a relationship between politicians and the Press that inhibits accountability, the response to the Mail

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Opinion: If you believe in meritocracy and individualism, you might be a feminist

February 6, 2022February 19, 2022 By Eleanor Morrice

Meritocracy tends to signal a belief that each person should be recognised and treated according to the merits of their selves — their

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Opinion: Nick Fletcher – Why his claims would be funny if they weren’t so harmful

November 29, 2021November 28, 2021 By Alisha Haley

Disclaimer: For the clarity of this article, I refer to men and women according to biological sex given at birth, but acknowledge this

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Deconstructing notions of male bias in Abortion laws

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021 By Jess Woodrow

TW: Abortion, and mentions of suicide and sexual assault. “Here is the case of a perfectly healthy baby being sacrificed for the mother’s

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The fight for female empowerment: from the witch trials to present day

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 By Lauren Taylor

Despite societal advancements, the struggle to control women is a discourse that has continued to permeate every aspect of a woman’s life, from

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