I had a sort of argument in the pub the other night, with a lovely and clever lady whom I really like. The conversation turned to the different waves and varieties of feminism. We discussed some of t...
Over the last couple of years Ive been updating this much-neglected blog with my thoughts on news stories, music and film from a feminist perspective. I havent felt the need to share much about mysel...
Being a feminist is awesome. Having a patriarchy-based explanation for the unfairness you see in the world around you helps to make sense of things. It provides a frame of reference for your frustrat...
I was upset and disgusted to read about the 2 alleged rapes that occurred this weekend at Latitude festival. I went a few years ago, and had an incredible time. Ever since, Ive said its the only UK f...
About a month ago, I went on an all-women bike ride called Revenge of the 50 Fixed Women with the excellent Laura. We were pretty excited about it. The idea of a group of women riding together, most ...
It seems like I start every post with Wow, its been ages since I posted. For the last few months, Ive been working 48 hours a week, often ten and a half hour days. When I get home, Im exhausted. I do...
Wow, that was a long absence. I have been suffering from a prolonged case of writer's block and I had to dedicate a lot of time and energy to eating Christmas chocolate. Unsurprisingly, I was roused ...
I will update Swimsuit Issue soon when i cease being a useless human being. Which will hopefully be this week. In the meantime, here's my new, more personal blog: hey goo!! what's new?The first post ...
(Another BitchBuzz post)After watching Beyoncé's 'Video Phone' about 163 times today, I've decided that I'm no longer content to waste hours watching her on Youtube, I want to be her. I want to be ab...
(This is another post that I did for BitchBuzz)More women than ever are taking to the London streets on their bikes in a bid to go green and save some money on bus fares. We enjoyed a summer cycling ...
This was originally written for BitchBuzz Go and look at their lovely website. I'll be writing a piece for them each week which I will cross-post here.Following the coverage of the Rihanna and Chris ...
(I know I was supposed to have been a more regular, disciplined blogger as of two weeks ago. My grandma died though and now I have swine flu so I'm starting late.)So my first featured feminist is Kat...
It's Sunday, so it's weekly round-up time! The first EVER one no less!Response to transphobia in Seventeen magazine articleThis is filed under, 'great response to a maddening article'. Seventeen maga...
It's time for me to face the truth: I am a bad blogger.I am well aware that I don't blog enough, probably once every one to two weeks, which is a pretty poor show. To counter my chronic idleness, I'm...
I was so excited to hear that the UK now has its own Hollaback blog. For people who haven't come across one of these blogs before, they're essentially accounts of street harassment from women in vari...
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