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(Cross-posted with permission from Abigail Rieley) Last weekend I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of the new Ingenious Ireland walking tour. A specially commissioned tour to mark International Women’s Day and the opening of the new Rosie Hackett bridge across the Liffey, Obstreperous Lassies tells the story of just some of the incredible women who came … Continue reading In Search of Heroines by @abigailrieley
Yesterday, the Centre for Social Justice released a report entitled, ‘Girls and Gangs’ in advance of their conference, ‘Tackling Exploitation of Girls in Gangs’ on 24th March. The conference is being held in London (of course) and aims to address the following questions; What are the dangers of girls becoming associated with gangs? Are we … Continue reading The Erasure of Women’s Research, at Opinionated Planet
A couple of weekends ago Mumsnet Blogfest 2013 hit my radar. I didn’t go but I heard lots about it. Twitter and the blogosphere were awash with comments and stories about the day, particularly the final session in which a panel of women responded to the rather irritating question “Can you be a ‘mummy-blogger’ and still be … Continue reading How Mumsnet put some fire in my belly and why I hope my boys embrace feminism by @mummytolittlee
(Cross-posted with permission from Reading Medieval Books) Posted on February 23, 2014by Jeanne de Montbaston I don’t habitually go to buzzfeed for profound and scholarly historical discussion (I keep wikipedia for that), so when someone sent me a link, I wasn’t expecting much, and I wasn’t disappointed. This link is a load of guff about how powerful prostitutes … Continue reading “I woke up this morning with a bad hangover/ And my penis was missing again”: On Power and Pseudo-History by @LucyAllenFWR
(Originally published at the F-Word UK. Cross-posted here with permission from author Katharine Edgar) A young woman transgresses against the strict gender roles of her time.Katharine Edgar considers the seed of truth behind ghost stories such as Sarkless Kitty Between 1787 and 1809, at Lowna in the valley of Farndale in the North Yorkshire Moors, 18 … Continue reading Sarkless Kitty and the Ghosts of Misogyny by @KatharineEdgar
Cross-Posted with permission from Frothy Dragon and the Patriarchal Stone First published in 2012 This isn’t my usual takedown of male upholders of the patriarchy. It’s one that’s filled with facepalming and irony. I mean, it was just the other day I wrote about the importance of supporting women who are in abusive relationships, trying to … Continue reading @BrianMcFadden, and The Mistake Of Thinking Victims Are “Just As Bad” by @FrothyDragon
(Cross-posted with permission from @50shadesabuse) I’m going to begin this blog with a personal note. All too often, when people hear about the@50shadesabuse Twitter campaign, they suggest that we just don’t understand BDSM and that we’re equating “kink” with abuse. That’s not the case and never has been. When I (Emma) first read 50 Shades of … Continue reading 50 Shades is Emotional Abuse by @50shadesabuse
Cross-Posted with Permission from Sian & Crooked Rib. Originally posted in 2011 “Fair” has been the buzzword from the start. Since the emergency budget announced by the Shadow Chancellor in the summer of 2010, to the last budget plans of April this year, we have been assured over and over again that these cuts will … Continue reading Bristol Fawcett report reveals the impact of the cuts on domestic abuse support services by @sianushka
Cross-posted with permission from Abigail Rieley I’ve been having a bit of a contentious time on Twitter lately. It can be like that sometimes and mostly lately I’ve been steering clear. I’m tired of having the same argument. It’s the argument that pops up with depressing regularity whenever someone raises the issue of violence against … Continue reading Methinks they do Protest Too Much, by Abigail Rieley
This article is cross-posted from The Lifting the Veil Project with permission An interview with Huma Munshi We recently interviewed Huma Munshi about the concepts of ‘honour’ and ‘shame’ within South Asian communities, among others. Huma is a writer and poet who writes on many issues including feminism and tackling ‘honour’ based violence. She sees writing as … Continue reading Lifting the Veil Project: An interview with Huma Munshi
This speech is cross-posted with permission from the campaign group Ending Victimisation and Blame [Everyday Victim Blaming]. The speech was given at the opening of a new rape crisis in Lincolnshire. Good evening. My name is [redacted], co-founder of the training, consultancy and campaigning organisation Ending Victimisation & Blame. I’m delighted to have been invited … Continue reading The importance of women-only spaces by Everyday Victim Blaming