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Why Don’t We Like Our Bodies?

Apparently women are now rejecting the Brazilian Butt Lift! But new insecurities continue about our bodies. In a world of plastic surgery, fillers and...

Bad Influencers?

Time to remind you of what Molly-Mae Hague, reality TV star and now creative director of fast fashion brand PrettyLittleThing (PLT) once infamously said: “I...

The Absence Of Women From Science And Technology

Women challenge the world to include them in STEM Mike Butler explores the challenges facing women in STEM. A challenge has been laid down worldwide to...

‘Virginity Testing’ Is A Modern-Day Myth In Waiting

Trigger warning: this article contains explicit material, most of which is not true. The UK government is making plans to criminalise ‘virginity testing’ and hymen...

“Ghost” Announce European Tour Dates

Popular Swedish metal band, Ghost, have announced their spring “Imperatour” 2022 European tour this week supported by English rock band “Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats” and American duo “Twin Temple.”  This...

The Protest That Never Was

I was so impressed on the recent International Men’s Day when I read online that a protest to support women in their fight against...

Tattoo’s #MeToo

Since allegations of sexual abuse against media mogul Harvey Weinstein in 2017 unleashed the #MeToo movement on the world of film, we’ve seen many...

EcoFeminism Comes East

Mile End’s Art Pavilion recently hosted the exhibition Utopia, a collection of works by 60 different artists all coming together to celebrate Ecofeminism. So...

Proliferation Of Pro-Lifers Provokes Protest

After last week's widely-reported student backlash over an anti-abortion society at the University of Exeter, YouGov released a poll that shows 47% of Britons...

The Fight For Equality In Women’s Rugby

UK women’s rugby players and their clubs took part in a social media blackout over the early May Bank Holiday weekend to show solidarity...

Alba Hernandez – Football In Lockdown

In an interview with the University of East London Hernandez opened up on the current situation that women’s football is facing and how she...

5 Inspiring Women For International Women’s Day

March 8th is International Women’s Day and March as a whole is Women’s History Month. To celebrate this year, I created a series of...

What The Posters Say No 1: Meghan’s Story

Today’s New York Times piece by Meghan Markle pulls no emotional punches when revealing that she had a miscarriage in July:  “I knew as...

Domestic Violence: The Hidden Pandemic

Today's White Ribbon Day comes as a result of a global movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls. The campaign...

The Global War For Abortion Rights

On 22 October the Polish government ruled in a constitutional tribunal that abortion would be illegal in cases of foetal abnormality, on the grounds...

Maternal Mortality Rate High Among BAME Women Report Finds

On 11 November, at almost 1am, the House of Commons and House of Lords Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report on racism...

East London Women’s Group Wins Award

Soroptimist East London (SI East London), part of Soroptimist International, has received the prestigious Best Practice Award in the category “Prosperity” from Soroptimist International...

Fine Young Female Cannibals Come to East London

Sixteen Sixty Theatre recently took over East London's Space Theatre on the Isle of Dogs to perform In Bad Taste, by Daisy Kelly. Sixteen Sixty...

Women STEM The Tide Of Gender Inequality

Every second Tuesday of October is home to Ada Lovelace Day (ALD), which is the international celebration of achievements by women in science, technology, engineering...

Pushed Into Child Marriage By Pandemic

An urgent appeal has been made to government bodies, world leaders and humanitarian actors to intervene to reduce the rise in child marriage, especially...

So What If Feminism Is A Western-ism?

The year in which Harvey Weinstein was jailed is supposed to be the year that women can no longer be harassed. Yet in Kurdistan...

International Women’s Day: Cause For Celebration…Or Anger?

https://vimeo.com/396214389 Is International Women's Day a useful way to celebrate women's achievements and focus attention on issues which affect women primarily? Or is it unhelpful...
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Harvey: Throw Away The Key?

While convicted rapist and former film producer Harvey Weinstein was being brought to court in New York to hear his sentence, we asked East...

Let’s Talk About …. Body Positivity

Creative genius Samantha O'Brochta joins us to talk body positivity and her experiences on Instagram. She also gives tips on how to deal with...

Working Class Women Deserve Feminism Too

One of the main criticisms of the current wave of feminism is that it focuses predominantly on white, middle-class women. To a certain extent,...

Domestic Abuse Victims: Should They Stay Or Should they Go?

In the run-up to International's Women's Day, a new partnership was launched which attempts to provide support for (mainly) women and (some) men fleeing...

THIS should be the beginning of #MeToo

On February 24 former film producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of one count of third-degree rape and one count of criminal sexual assault in...

Treat Yourself This Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching: the day devoted to ‘love', although these days it more often feels like the day devoted to spending obscene...

Not So Pretty Little Ad?

Popular online store Pretty Little Thing has had an advertisement banned by the Advertising Standard Authority (ASA) for being over sexualised and for objectifying...

Join The V-Forestation!

This week the Channel 4 documentary Bring Back The Bush sparked a heated debate about the risqué subject of women's pubic hair and what...

Sex Education Is The Sex Ed We Need

Netflix has just rolled out the second season of hit show Sex Education, a year after the first season captured young audiences with its...

Free Periods For Schoolgirls In England

On Monday 20 January, the UK government introduced a scheme which allows English schools to order period products for free distribution to pupils, in...

Let’s Talk About…Rough Sex

Welcome to the first in a new podcast series, Let's Talk About... hosted by Julie Uddin. This edition features two young women, Bathilde Ibenge...

Crisis In Young Women’s Housing

The Young Women’s Trust, a feminist organisation aiming for economic and social equality for women, is setting out to tackle the ongoing crisis in...

Not ALWAYS Reliable

On 22 October, Kenyan women started #MyAlwaysExperience to raise concerns about the sanitary products marketed to them under the Always brand name. Many women...

Kate and William Neglect Pakistani Women

During Kate Middleton and Prince William's recent visit to Pakistan, they attended a reception at which William said that the UK and Pakistan needed...
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Encouraging Women To Work In Science

Nature Research has announced this year’s winners for the Inspiring Science and Innovating Science Awards. These awards recognise outstanding early-career female scientists and those...

Taking Back My Shame

In the heart of Camden the Vagina Museum has begun a series of previews prior to its formal opening in November. This is the...