Language Matters
Kerry Fry examines how the words we choose can have hidden meaning and reveals the power language has to elevate or relegate women
representation of women
The Tampon Tax scrap will be a hollow gesture unless the Home Office address violence against women
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
A rising star: Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski
Charlotte Goodger introduces us to the impressive Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski, one of the world’s leading theoretical physicists
Abundance of films by women directors at London Korean Film Festival 2019
Ania Ostrowska recommends films by women filmmakers showing at the upcoming 14th London Korean Film Festival
Forget Insatiable, watch Dietland instead
Becky Kukla nominates AMC’s Dietland with Joy Nash in the leading role as the (almost) perfect antidote to fat-shaming TV shows
Don’t get swept into this Ocean
Lauren Fraser is not impressed by the Hollywood's continuing obsession with all-women reboots
Mansfield 66/67: a punchline too far?
Jayne Mansfield’s memory is mud in this tacky and tasteless documentary about her life and early demise, laments Joanna Whitehead
How you can drive the change you want to see in advertising imagery
Heidy Rehman encourages us to click on and purchase from a diverse range of images of women
You are born free and you are born brave
Ania Ostrowska chats to Erin Heidenreich, director of documentary Girl Unbound showing at the Human Rights Watch Festival in London
Being Jackie
Ngaire Ruth is mesmerised by Natalie Portman’s performance as Jackie Kennedy in Noah Oppenheim and Pablo Larraín’s retelling of four days in the life of the iconic First Lady
Bechdel Testing Theatre
Beth Watson of Bechdel Theatre wants to hear your conversations for a new project
Why a Muslim woman’s refusal to shake a man’s hand is a feminist issue
A Muslim woman refusing to shake a man’s hand is a feminist, cultural, religious and political issue that exposes what it really means to be treated equally, writes Monica Karpinski
Romcom endgame, Bridget Jones style
EJ Stedman sends you to see the latest installment of the Bridget Jones saga
The Diary of a Teenage Girl: who’s afraid of teenage girls who defy stereotypes?
Mercedes McGrath praises The Diary of a Teenage Girl and argues the film shouldn’t have been given an 18 certificate as its target audience is younger
Diversity of women’s voices at the Chinese Visual Festival
Nuala Gathercole Lam chats to the festival’s curator Xie Jingjing and filmmaker Yang Lina who both offer insights into Chinese women in film and on screen
Star Wars has always been a girls’ thing too
As a life-long Star Wars fan, Nick Beard hails the latest instalment of the saga for scoring diversity and feminist points
Superhero and survivor
Nick Beard praises the TV adaption of Jessica Jones for its refreshing feminist credentials and bold survivor perspective
A fair perspective
Nick Beard watches the second series of The Affair and finds a sophisticated examination of the gap between who we perceive ourselves to be and the reality of how we behave
