Sex/Life: a problem that has no name
Charlotte Barnes finds similarities between Netflix’s latest show and the seminal Feminine Mystique
white privilege
Why was this needed?
Pippa Sterk offers her take on the 2020 adaption of The Boys in the Band
Did yet another movie forget about intersectionality?
Ashleigh Riseley is disappointed by Misbehaviour’s unwillingness to offer black women the centre stage
Twenty years of Sofia Coppola
Alessia Galatini unpacks the work of the Oscar-winning director
The burning questions of Little Fires Everywhere
Sojourner McKenzie discusses the often-uncomfortable intersectional feminism of Hulu’s latest release
Unexciting casting but fabulous clothes
Lissy Lovett is drawn into the charm of a new film adaption of Emma, but wishes it had been bolder in its treatment of the source material
The paradox of Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Sojourner McKenzie analyses the dynamics of talent versus privilege in the work of Phoebe Waller-Bridge
Amy Schumer may be privileged, but she’s allowed to feel ugly
It’s dangerous to use a woman’s privilege to justify dismissing her feelings of being unworthy or out of place, writes Katie Jane
Does bubble tea taste better when it’s made by white people?
Josephine Tsui reflects on a recent trend in cultural appropriation
Grenfell Tower is about race and class
Grenfell Tower has become a symbol of systemic, institutional and structural inequality argues Joanna Whitehead
What the US election taught us about feminist rage
Trump’s success, while devastating for many, shows us how feminist rage has failed and what we can do about it, writes Monica Karpinski
How parents oppress their mixed race children
Our monthly guest blogger Nicola points out that mixed race children can face oppression from their monoracial parents, who shouldn't claim expertise around being mixed race
Understanding the “Privileged”
Guest blogger Sheena Vasani reflects on privilege in her and others' lives.
What can I do about my white privilege?
This week in "Awkward Conversations On My Facebook": what begins as a humorous post about race takes a turn for the humourless when a white person says to the brown person who began the thread, "Talking about white privilege makes me uncomfortable - what can I do to help?" Stay tuned to find out...
An introduction / a recent epiphany
Tara·
"I'm not sure when or why I separated my black identity/reality from my feminist ideals, and when they became separate things. I think that the feminist movement is so dominated by white women and the experience of especially middle class white women, that I forget that I exist, saddled with further battles to climb"
