Friday, 21 June 2013

The WHO stats tell us the extent of violence against women. Now what are we going to do about it?

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(TW for violence against women and girls. If you need support, you can call the National Domestic Abuse helpline today  0808 2000 247 ) ...
Sunday, 9 June 2013

Greta and Boris reading on Sunday 16 June

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I've been invited to take part in the Easton Arts Trail in Bristol and do a reading from Greta and Boris: a daring rescue. It's at 2...
Saturday, 25 May 2013

Sex education, young people and talking about, erm, p0rn

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So I’m going to stick my head above the parapet here and write about pornography and young women, in light of the report published yesterday...
Friday, 17 May 2013

Status? Nah, I just fancy you

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The last few times I’ve read comments under feminist articles on CIF and the New Statesman, I’ve seen the misogynistic old chestnu...

Scapegoating single mums on benefits and unpaid child maintenance

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In Laurie Penny’s article  on CIF yesterday about the crisis in masculinity, she writes about the scapegoating of single mothers on benefi...
Monday, 13 May 2013

Rape avoidance advice on Facebook just upholds rape culture

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TW: rape and sexual assault, abduction, victim-blaming Has anyone else seen this thing going around Facebook called ‘through a rapist’...
Friday, 3 May 2013

The Stuart Hall case should put to rest the debate on anonymity for rape defendants

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Having strenuously protested his innocence just three months ago, veteran BBC broadcaster Stuart Hall yesterday a dmitted he sexually ab...