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Working at a tech startup as a woman of colour

Hala Rahaman6 August 2020

Hala Rahaman shares her experience of working in a seemingly progressive start-up whose workplace culture was anything but ...

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Sexuality, power and social justice in the #MeToo era

Georgina Diaz20 May 2020

Georgina Diaz finds a lot to get her teeth into in Carolin Emcke’s book When I Say Yes ...

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Bombshell is heartbreaking old news

Ashleigh Riseley25 February 2020

Ashleigh Riseley is moved by Bombshell and its suffocating closeup look into workplace harassment...

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How to reach the goal of #nopredators in film industry?

Becky Kukla21 November 2017

Becky Kukla chats to Rebecca Long and Ian Davies about Boudica Films’ new campaign launched in the aftermath of Weinstein scandal...

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Tarantino, your apology is inadequate

Guest Blogger11 November 2017

Quentin Tarantino's response to the sexual abuse allegations against his long-time friend, Harvey Weinstein, is nowhere near good enough, writes Constanze Wilson ...

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Why are men so worried about false allegations?

D H Kelly25 October 2017

In the midst of the Harvey Weinstein scandal, D H Kelly wonders why some men allow fears about false allegations to distract them from what's really going on...

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Thoughts on #metoo

Joanna Whitehead16 October 2017

Thoughts on the #metoo campaign...

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Examining the #ThatsHarassment campaign

Guest Blogger25 August 2017

In this guest post, Kate Harveston considers a new campaign designed to raise awareness of everyday sexual harassment...

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“Everybody that comes here is here for a reason, whether you know it or not”

Joanna Whitehead11 August 2017

Jo Whitehead talks to the inspirational Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani, director of Oxford’s Young Women’s Music Project, about getting involved in music, sexism in the music industry and maintaining a safe and creative space for the young women of Oxfordshire...

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Stop sexual harassment in schools

Charlotte Davies21 October 2016

The Women and Equalities Committee has reported alarming levels of sexual harassment in schools. Charlotte Davies calls for action...

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Military monologues

Mattie Lacey-Davidson4 June 2015

Mattie Lacey-Davidson finds the seven monologues created from the stories of real US servicewomen intense and impactful, recommending The Lonely Soldier Monologues for its important messages ...

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How sexism in schools is ‘exhausting’ young women

Guest Blogger1 June 2015

Melanie Xulu argues that the sexism young people face in schools is 'invisible'. ...

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Girls love gigs too – so let’s make them safe

Laura Maw9 September 2014

Festivals should mean fun but for women, they have become unsafe spaces. Some festival-goers shared their experiences with Laura Maw, who argues that both organisers and performers need to do more to ensure women's safety ...

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Weekly round-up and open thread

Laura16 September 2013

This week's round-up of interesting and thought-provoking news and views ...

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Rethinking the discourse of sexual harassment

Alicia13 August 2013

After following Everyday Sexism on Twitter and reading its website for nearly a year, there are times when reading their continuous flow of sexual harassment ...

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Tits: A love story

Guest Blogger21 June 2013

Gemma Louisa Morrison explores what she has learned about society's view of breasts through reactions to both her body and her mother's, and issues a call to reclaim and love them ...

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Leading barrister deems Operation Yewtree “grotesque spectacle”

Laura9 May 2013

Laura takes down an article that paints Stuart Hall's acts of child abuse as "low-level misdemeanors" and accuses anti-abuse campaigners and law-enforcement agencies of "fetishising victimhood" ...

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Rennard, sexual harassment and male dominance

Laura26 February 2013

Laura reflects on what the Lord Rennard scandal tells us about the way sexual harassment is used by men to keep women in our place ...

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