New Articles

Two new articles have been published on the site, with more to come over the next few weeks, including many more comments from readers.

Reasons to be Cheerful

It’s usually considered that when feminism engages with state institutions, it loses its radical edge and became compromised and weakened. But is that really the case? Jonathan Dean argues that mainstream women’s organisations are actually a lot more radical than they are given credit for, and that we can be optimistic about the future of British feminism.

Sex and The Married Girl

Mandi Norwood claims to have discovered a new type of woman: The Married Girl, an empowered, assertive specimen who is revolutionising marriage on her own terms and insisting on being treated as an equal parter. Sounds like a feminist dream come true; so why does Catherine Redfern find this book so annoying?