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REFLECTION WITHOUT THE MIRROR
Posted by Charlotte on June 15, 2009
Tags: Body Image, Books
I just thought I’d share the book/online resource list that Rosa, the body image charity, published today on their facebook page
Books/Articles
Sarah Grogan
Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children [2nd edition] (2008)
Susan…
SATURDAY'S STOP PORN CULTURE FUN
Posted by Charlotte on June 14, 2009
Tags: Activism, Object, Porn, Violence Against Women
Rebecca Whisnant, prolific anti porn activist and author, lead an Object organised ‘Stop Porn Culture’ workshop on Saturday.
Rebecca flew all the way from the USA to lend us the combined experiences and information gathered over time…
EDWINA CURRIE ON THE PAY GAP…
Posted by Laura on June 13, 2009
Tags: Employment, Pay Gap, TV
As evil as the lure of procrasination might be, it did mean I stumbled across a gem of an interview with Edwina Currie on The One Show concerning the continuing pay gap between women and men. Such discrepencies don’t…
HERSTORIA, HISTORY WITH VISIBLE WOMEN
Posted by Charlotte on June 11, 2009
Tags: History, Magazines, Non-Fiction
Despite David Starkey’s pompous accusation that history is becoming “feminised” it is actually becoming equalised – in that it is no longer the mirror with which white men can see themselves as main players, but one which shows all of…
LADY GAGA..POSTMODERN FEMINIST?
Posted by Laura on June 11, 2009
Tags: Blogs, feminism, Lady Gaga, Music, Postmodernism
So yes, firstly I do find it strange that a new ‘out-there’ female singer enters the fold and we’re clambering over their stance, if any, on feminism – but hey, I’m guilty as the rest of us. Lady GaGa…the epitome…
SECRET DAUGHTER
Posted by Charlotte on June 9, 2009
Tags: Books, Non-Fiction
As much as I enjoyed making issue 7 I’m already working on my stuff for issue 8 including a spread on women in film, behind the camera, calling shots, changing lives and all that jazz.
As part of this…
BORIS KEEP YOUR PROMISE – SAVE LONDON'S LAST RAPE CRISIS CENTRE LAUNCH NIGHT
Posted by Charlotte on June 5, 2009
Tags: Activism, Domestic Violence, feminism, News, Rape Crisis
The joys of being back in London mean I’m getting the opportunity to pop about the city seeing what’s going on; last night it was the launch of the North London Fawcett pressure group to make sure Boris keeps his…
FAY WELDON – THE F WORD
Posted by Laura on June 3, 2009
Tags: Fay Weldon, feminism, Magazines
The July issue of Easy Living Magazine features The F Word: an introduction by Fay Weldon. Whilst Weldon acknowledges a New Feminism which isn’t anti-man or anti-sex; the fact our feminist actions need not focus merely on our experiences…