As with most teenagers rearing for wheels, I remember how excited I was to get my learner’s permit when I turned 16. Most of us take being able to drive for granted, but Saudi women are still fighting for their right. Women2Drive has been campaigning to teach Saudi women how to drive, and the issue ...
In the early 20th century, women fought hard for the right to vote. In 2011, some still are. Suffrage may have been a battle women won in countries like the United States, where the Nineteenth Amendment was passed in 1920 and put a halt to the males-only rule at the polls, but it’s an ongoing ...
Which country should get a seat on the board of UN Women? Well, not Iran, their abysmal women’s rights record has taken them out of the running. But Saudi Arabia seems to fit the bill! Sure, their women must be covered from head to toe in black while in public or face the wrath of ...
Although the Prophet Mohammed married a nine year old girl, marriages to minors are no longer justified, according to a senior Saudi cleric. The issues has been at the forefront of debate since it was reported that a man offered his 8 year old daughter in marriage to a 47 year old man to settle ...
Laptop bags; conspiracy of the patriarchal overlords. Oh yes. I am a woman with hands. The average-sized hands of...
The British nation stood shocked this morning. No, it was nothing to do with us being back in recession...
Dear Madame X, I am in an interracial marriage. Things are fine most of the time, but members of...
There’s not much that hasn’t been said about Alexander Trocchi’s treatment of women, real and literary. I read Young...
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My attention was brought this week to an article claiming that men exaggerate more than women. Nothing new in...
There I was in the supermarket. It was an ordinary day, in an ordinary shop. Nothing sinister about the...
Don’t tell anyone — but I turned 30 today! Last night, to celebrate the last day in my 20s,...
