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Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

Lack Of Female Film-Makers Is Not Gender Bias

May 17, 2012 No Comments

The Cannes film festival has kicked off this week with controversy over the lack of films made by women that are up for consideration. The all-male list in contention for the prestigious Palme d’Or prize has been criticized as evidence of gender bias. Whilst it is true that, of course, women make films these days, and ...

Titanic Feminism

Titanic Feminism

May 3, 2012 No Comments

Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s, I went to see Titanic in 3D. Twelve years ago when Titanic first came out I was just about to turn 18. It just seemed appropriate! I loved this film the first time around, and in ...

Pay Equality Still An Issue In Daghenam

Pay Equality Still An Issue In Daghenam

September 23, 2010 No Comments

Hollywood is soon going to be telling the story of sexual equality at work through the movie Made In Dagenham. This movie is going to be released in October and is about a group of women in the UK who went on strike from the Ford factory after finding out that their pay was 15% ...

Labour Guilt From A Dad-To-Be

So, we’re having this baby.  It’s due in a few weeks and we’re trying to get organized with all...

The 40-Year-Old Japanese Virgin

I recently heard about what is claimed to be the rising phenomenon of Japanese men remaining virgins for longer...

The Ladder Conspiracy

Ladders. Patriarchal conspiracy. I’ll explain… This week I climbed a ladder. I was trying to reach a loft space,...

Watching Porn During Sex Is A Turn-Off!

Dear Madame X, My boyfriend needs to look at porn while we have sex. It bothers me because I...

Repressed Sexuality And Feminism

Mrs. Dalloway is yet another feminist classic that I had to grow into. Wrapped up in Woolf’s instantly recognizable...

A Jolly Good Beer Festival

Last week saw a Big Thing come to our soggy little island. Well, it was a Big Thing for...

Lingerie For The Masses

Last weekend I was entertaining a guest, you know, the sort I was planning to have lots and lots...

The Brave Kick-Ass Disney Princess

All little girls want to be princesses… right?! It’s bad enough that toy aisles are separated out by what...

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