What products and consumables do you consider essential to maintain a decent standard of living? I’m guessing that exotic meats such as horse, ostrich, crocodile and kangaroo wouldn’t make it into your top ten (or even cross your mind). In...
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Laughing out loud is not my usual reaction to feminist activism, but Leah Green’s gender flip video for the Guardian, inspired by stories from Everyday Sexism, had just that impact. Green approaches men and repeats lines that women report have...
Last week the head of the British army, General Sir Peter Wall, boldly suggested that the army may allow women to serve in frontline combat roles in the near future. This is a far cry from the army’s traditional stance...
Britain has been living through an unprecedented period of austerity - but its impact has been particularly felt by women.
As numerous studies have found, women have been hit hardest by closures of services such as children's centres and libraries, because...
Today is International Women's Day, and my thoughts turn to the great benefits 'social' Europe has brought to women in Britain.
The European elections are looming ever closer, and David Cameron says he wants to renegotiate the deal with Brussels. We...
During the research for our book ‘Man-Made’ about women and power in Britain (see the autumn 2013 edition of Fabiana) John Edmonds and I kept hearing disparaging remarks about the 40 per cent Quota Law in Norway.
But despite its controversy,...