feminism
Do men and straight people need support societies too?
Recently there has been something of a backlash against equal rights movements - the counter demand for pride/rights/support from majority or dominant groups. This has taken the form of everything from university-based "masculinity groups" to those advancing the concept of "straight pride".
Women still blamed for sexual violence, according to study
New figures show that women are still blamed by a significant proportion of people for sexual violence.
Comment: On Feminism and the Suzanne Moore Controversy
In an article featured in a new anthology, then re-printed in the New Statesman, Suzanne Moore told her readers that […]
Comment: The sex industry – what is to be done?
John Millington writes for Left Foot Forward on the arguments surrounding the sex industry, unionisation, women's rights and the impact on gender roles.
Nike’s exploitation of female workers – sacked for being pregnant, abused at work…
Fiona Ranford of UK Feminista writes about the exploitation and shocking mistreatment of women workers by Nike in the deeply sexist global economic system.
Too many councillors leaving leaves councils too homogeneous
Tulip Siddiq and Peter Allen assess the reasons why councillors don’t stay in the job.