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National Poetry Day 2021: four poems about abortion to celebrate the theme “Choice”

Fliss Alma7 October 2021

To celebrate the theme of "choice" for this year's National Poetry Day, Fliss Alma is highlighting four powerful poems about the need for safe abortion...

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Why is rape so difficult to prosecute?

Bethany Barrett13 September 2021

Following the recent release of the UK government’s review into prosecuting rape, Bethany Barrett explores why victims are still constantly failed by the system...

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Weekly round-up and open thread

Lusana Taylor27 July 2021

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...

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Weekly round-up and open thread

Lusana Taylor6 July 2021

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...

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UK aid budget cuts will be devastating for women and girls

Freya Paulucci4 July 2021

While the UK government prioritises its own interests with crippling aid budget cuts, women and girls across the world will disproportionately suffer the consequences ...

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The Tampon Tax scrap will be a hollow gesture unless the Home Office address violence against women

Connie Lawfull25 March 2021

Connie Lawfull examines the drawbacks of the Tampon Tax scrap, and argues that the UK government must address the underfunding of vital women’s services if they want to truly commit to gender equality...

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Are you rich enough to work?

Guest Blogger27 February 2021

Theatre-maker Liv Morris questions whether the government is doing enough to support working parents...

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The leaders of the not-so-free world: how the US is threatening reproductive rights across the world

Emily Bartlett16 October 2020

Emily Bartlett explains why “the land of the free” is anything but when it comes to abortion rights and discusses the concept of ‘reproductive imperialism’ and how the US shapes global attitudes and policies...

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Angela Rayner: a northern feminist icon

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead16 October 2020

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead explains why the deputy leader of the Labour Party and her pronounced Northern accent gives us hope that the “pale, male and stale” political class is crumbling ...

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A beginner’s guide to Kamala Harris

Ciara Garcha21 August 2020

Ciara Garcha introduces us to the history-making Democratic vice-presidential candidate, Kamala Harris...

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Two feminist perspectives on the government’s new obesity strategy

Guest Blogger9 August 2020

Katharine Palmer, a research assistant in Nutritional Psychology, and Millie Croal, a passionate fat positive writer, weigh in on the new Better Health campaign and find it wanting...

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A truthful past for an honest future

Annie-May Gibb23 July 2020

Annie-May Gibb examines the glaring gaps in the national history curriculum and calls for a more inclusive and diverse account of Britain’s history...

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Online activism: A philosophical perspective

Jade Walters25 June 2020

Jade Walters uses philosophy to unpick online activism and explains how to make our own activism as genuine and effective as possible...

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What impact might restricted access to sexual health services have during and post lockdown?

Annie-May Gibb18 June 2020

Annie-May Gibb explores the far-reaching impact of the lockdown on the UK’s sexual health...

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The paradox of Priti Patel

Ro'isin Singh5 June 2020

Ro’isin Singh argues that the new Home Secretary’s immigration bill demonstrates the consequence of inadequate diversity in politics – including Priti Patel...

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