Guest Blogger, Author at The F-Word

Sanne Thijs @full_of_freckles_illustrations

If FTSE companies won’t put women on boards, we will

Guest Blogger10 July 2018

We need to put pressure on big companies to put women on boards by literally showing them what it looks like, writes Sophie Becker...

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Don’t get swept into this Ocean

Guest Blogger10 June 2018

Lauren Fraser is not impressed by the Hollywood's continuing obsession with all-women reboots...

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A brief history of normalising female pain

Guest Blogger7 June 2018

Women’s pain being dismissed or not taken seriously is a tale as old as time, writes Helena Jackson...

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I won’t stop writing about things that upset men

Guest Blogger21 May 2018

I’m not thinking about men’s feelings when I write because I don’t write for men, argues Jordan King...

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A brief history of period shame

Guest Blogger18 May 2018

Kitty Busz delves into the historical and cultural past of periods in order to better understand society’s fearful attitudes towards them...

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Challenging the Church’s menstrual shaming with poetry

Guest Blogger28 April 2018

Sharon Jagger investigates period shaming in the Church of England ...

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My vaginismus is not for male sexual pleasure

Guest Blogger15 April 2018

More awareness of vaginismus as a serious medical condition is needed to challenge the idea that we’re simply women with ‘tight’ vaginas, says Vanessa de Largie ...

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Is Wonder Woman a feminist?

Guest Blogger7 April 2018

She might be a powerful woman who embraces her strength and physicality, but, Sharon Jagger asks, can we really call Wonder Woman a feminist? ...

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Women’s stories told for everyone

Guest Blogger6 April 2018

Sophie McKay reflects on the worrying lack of women’s stories in UK theatre and how a new show at the Arcola challenges the idea that women’s stories aren’t universal...

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Trade unions are (still) fighting for women at work

Guest Blogger24 March 2018

Anything but old-fashioned, trade unions are at the forefront of the fight for women to be treated fairly at work, writes Marion Scovell...

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Amy Schumer may be privileged, but she’s allowed to feel ugly

Guest Blogger18 March 2018

It’s dangerous to use a woman’s privilege to justify dismissing her feelings of being unworthy or out of place, writes Katie Jane ...

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The dangers of putting equal marriage to referendum

Guest Blogger28 February 2018

Emily Chudy investigates whether there is ever any reason to put a human rights issue to vote, where the majority decides the fate of a minority...

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There’s nothing ‘broken’ about not being interested in sex

Guest Blogger12 February 2018

The pressure to perform and enjoy sex a certain way can make some women feel they’re ‘broken’ for not doing it ‘right’, writes Fran Bushe ...

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The Choice: cutting-edge technology offers a fresh take on women’s right to choose

Guest Blogger31 January 2018

Joanne-Aśka Popińska introduces her innovative VR experience The Choice that puts you in the shoes of a woman considering abortion...

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Stop telling me my post-baby body is ‘brave’

Guest Blogger14 December 2017

Women don’t need to be told that we’re brave for existing in our bodies after giving birth, writes Laura Cooke ...

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Pregnancy should be about birth, not body hair

Guest Blogger9 December 2017

There’s enough pressure on pregnant women to have the perfect birth without the worry of ‘embarrassing’ body hair, writes Laura Cooke ...

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Tarantino, your apology is inadequate

Guest Blogger11 November 2017

Quentin Tarantino's response to the sexual abuse allegations against his long-time friend, Harvey Weinstein, is nowhere near good enough, writes Constanze Wilson ...

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Pelvic mesh scandal exposes misogyny in medicine

Guest Blogger6 October 2017

A worldwide medical scandal has not only left hundreds of thousands of women in pain but exposed how deeply entrenched misogyny is in medicine, writes Kate Harveston...

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