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Non-monogamy for beginners

Zoe Russell8 August 2017

Zoe Russell reads Is Monogamy Dead? by Rosie Wilby and believes it could potentially be a good starting point for ‘not-yet non-monogamists’ but perhaps relies too much on the author’s personal experience ...

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A dangerous kind of forgiveness

Taryn De Vere7 August 2017

Taryn de Vere reads South of Forgiveness by Thordis Elva and questions whether the author’s personal account of ‘forgiving’ her rapist sets an unhelpful and problematic precedent ...

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Redefining the immigrant experience

Martha Salhotra10 December 2016

Martha Salhotra reads The Good Immigrant compiled by Nikesh Shukla, and finds the experience to be like slipping on a new pair of shoes that fit perfectly the first time round...

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Forever friends?

Joanna Whitehead7 November 2016

Jo Whitehead identifies with the pain and pleasure that female relationships can offer in Kerry Cohen’s Girl Trouble: An Illustrated Memoir and wonders if we all have a Mean Girl lurking within ...

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The return of Caitlin Moran

Shoshana Devora10 August 2016

Shoshana Devora reviews Caitlin Moran’s Moranifesto and finds there is much to enjoy, but also a lot to criticise...

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Call it out and shout right back

Sarah Bronzite7 August 2016

Sarah Bronzite reviews Girl Up by writer and campaigner Laura Bates and hails it as the go-to support manual for every young woman in your life...

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The story of a girl and her sketchbook

Ettie Bailey-King19 April 2016

Ettie Bailey-King reviews Drawing Blood by artist and activist Molly Crabapple and finds it part sumptuous fairytale, part manifesto for action ...

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Shonda Rhimes’ Year of Yes

Nick Beard1 April 2016

Nick Beard reviews Year of Yes by TV producer Shonda Rhimes and finds her thoughts on motherhood and weight loss brave and thought-provoking...

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A new sexual revolution?

Shoshana Devora2 March 2016

Shoshana Devora reviews Mona Eltahawy’s book, Headscarves and Hymens, and finds it a brave and important insight into the injustice and oppression still experienced by many women in the Middle East...

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Playing the gender game

Lusana Taylor8 February 2016

Lusana Taylor reviews Girls will be Girls by Emer O’Toole and admires the author’s playful, honest and often very funny approach to gender...

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You are not who you do

Katherine Wootton2 February 2016

Kat Wootton reviews The Sex Myth by Rachel Hills and explores the fascinating links between sex and identity ...

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Never asking for it

Katherine Wootton2 November 2015

Kat Wootton hails Kate Harding’s new book as an important part of a struggle against rape culture...

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Plenty of art… but where’s the asking?

Ashley Cook28 August 2015

Amanda Palmer’s The Art of Asking is emotional and inspiring, but when it comes to the big questions she misses the mark, says Ashley Cook...

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A Book For Her: ridiculing the sacred

Nick Beard17 August 2015

Nick Beard finds sharp humour, brutal honesty and a fine introduction to the power of feminist comedy in award-winning stand-up Bridget Christie's first book...

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Apply to be one of The F-Word’s newest section editors

Editor16 March 2015

With a number of section editor positions available, read on to find out more about current opportunities to volunteer for The F-Word ...

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Reading Women: How the Great Books of Feminism Changed my Life

LonerGrrrl24 May 2011

Stephanie Staal re-examines some of the central texts of her undergraduate feminist classes, now critiquing them from her position as a wife and mother. LonerGrrrl argues that we should all consider how our relationship to feminism may change over time ...

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