As feminists, we get it ingrained in us that choice is every person’s (read: woman’s) right. But what if things weren’t as simple as that? Choice is a common rhetoric used by many feminists and social justice activists. The topic ranges from jobs to abortion; sexuality and contraception to marriage; how we look to what ...
I always request books for Christmas. I always have. I’m not sure if that made me an easy child to buy for. Novels are certainly cheaper than a new Nintendo (which is what we called an Xbox back in my day), but how to select one for a grumpy nine-year-old? Or, for that matter, a ...
When you think of the Middle Ages, feminism and gender equality rarely come to mind. Men are kings, knights and lords while women are silent and submissive. The setting of George R. R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones is just as sexist: whore houses abound, marriages are arranged at a startlingly young age, and rape is ...
In many cultures cousins are allowed to marry. This is not necessarily a problem, but when you combine generation after generation doing this same thing, many “genetic disabilities” will result. In the UK more than half the marriages within the Pakistani community are between cousins,
Indian brides are being abandoned by their British husbands on a regular basis. These men get thousands of pounds for dowry and never see their wives again despite promising to get them a visa for the UK. Yet this is perpetuated by Indian women desperate for British citizenship and flocking to British Indian tourists in the hopes ...
So, we’re having this baby. It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...
I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...
Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...
Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...
Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...
Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...
Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...
All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...
