Who protects women?
Georgina Diaz reviews Françoise Vergès’ A Feminist Theory of Violence: what happens then when the institutions designed to protect women are the perpetrators of gendered violence?
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the previous seven days
I’d like a child one day, but not instead of a life
Audrey Diwan’s unsparing abortion drama "Happening" offers a chilling vision of the traumas that could become commonplace when abortion rights are in danger of being revoked
Finest of the Flare 2022
Pippa Sterk rounds her favourites from this year's BFI Flare
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week’s edition includes a few personal thoughts, along with material on mental health and a selection of articles about the ongoing threat to abortion rights in light of the Supreme Court leak in the US
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s pick of the most interesting articles we've come across in the last seven days
Weekly round-up and open thread
This week’s selection includes the 4Front Project’s campaign to end strip searches, a look at the ‘confidence gap’ myth and further calls to action for ending the stigmatisation of sex work
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s pick of the most interesting articles we've come across in the last seven days
Celebrating International Asexuality Day 2022
To celebrate International Asexuality Day, Fliss Alma talks about why representation is so important for asexual people and shares resources for people wanting to learn more
For shame: the fangirls of Supernatural
We can’t have another TV show, or another generation, demonising young female enthusiasm, argues Jessica-Rose Mills
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting articles from the previous seven days
The F-Word music round-up: April 2022
It’s the first day of April and time to showcase the new releases, gigs and events coming up in the next few months
The dark side of love
In attempting to portray a dangerous stalker and murderer, You does a disservice to its representation of women, argues Joe Warne
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting articles from the previous seven days
A relentless attack on sensibility
Jessica White reviews Fernanda Melchor's Paradais, translated by Sophie Hughes
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the last week
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up with The F-Word’s picks of the most interesting and important articles from the previous seven (or eight!) days
Weekly round-up and open thread
It’s time for another weekly round-up from The F-Word! The articles we've been reading this week include coverage of Sri Lankan women surfers, Angela Davis talking about the power of protest, and coverage of what's happening in Ukraine
