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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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Page 3 debates: no room for nuances?

Holly Combe26 January 2015

There seems to be a tendency for the mainstream media to assume feminists oppose Page 3 and then set us up against glamour models, regardless of what we say ...

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New feature: High heels of clay

Holly Combe21 October 2014

Helen Monks considers the continuing unreasonable pressure on female pop stars to be role models. Remember when Lily Allen wrote that great feminist song abo...

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High heels of clay: is it any wonder our modern gods wobble?

Helen Monks21 October 2014

Helen Monks considers the continuing unreasonable pressure on female pop stars to be role models ...

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Song of the day: Kelis – Caught Out There

Holly Combe27 August 2012

A woman is angry with a man. Must be a feminist thing, right? ...

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New feature: It’s not feminism that hurts men

Holly Combe22 May 2012

I expect many of you will be familiar with the recent Observer article by Elizabeth Day about philosopher David Benatar's claims that "sexism against men is ...

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It’s not feminism that hurts men

Jo T21 May 2012

Jo T examines a recent article supporting claims that men are "the new second sex" and finds it to be a highly misleading piece that fails to consider the role of patriarchal structures in men's suffering and instead opts to blame feminism ...

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Falling for Me

Diane Shipley13 October 2011

Anna David devoted a year of her life to following the advice set down in a classic book from the 1960s, but Diane Shipley questions the self-empowerment message in a book bogged down with regressive ideas and strict gender-roles ...

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