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FLEX YOUR MUSCLES
Posted by Charlotte on August 28, 2009
Tags: Fitness, Krypton Factor, Women
What!!! The Krypton Factor!!
Since the show began in the 1977, there has been only one female winner out of a possible twenty. We had seven female contestants in the last series, none of which got through to the final. This…
AND THE WINNER IS…
Posted by Laura on August 27, 2009
Tags: Children, Education, Employment, Equality, News, Pay Gap, Politics, Youth
As reported here boys this year overtook girls in maths GCSE. Why? Because of the eradication of the coursework and it being purely assessed now by exams; which, we are told, boys do better at. We are told “Coursework will be…
THE PERSONAL VS THE POLITICAL
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2009
Tags: Blogs, feminism
…feminism should be focused on real change and helping women. I’ve seen so much written this year about the dilemma of being a feminist who wants to get married that I don’t think I can take it any more From We…
100 YEARS OF GIRL GUIDES
Posted by Laura on August 24, 2009
Tags: Gender Stereotypes, Girl Guides, History, Links, News
This year is the centenary of the Girl Guides. I was a Brownie but never made it as far as the Girl Guides (the association seemed at odds with my increasing desire to become a rock star). I did love…
ROUND-UP !
Posted by Charlotte on August 22, 2009
Tags: News
Some bits and pieces that have been going on..
Despite the right to vote, how much say in their future will the women of Afghanistan actually get? Women’s eNews
Things to know about the history of UK immigration laws The F Word
Let’s…
HARVEST FESTIVAL, THE QUEER CHUB WAY.
Posted by Charlotte on August 22, 2009
Tags: Fat of the Land, Fat Politics, Queer
My favourite namesake, Charlotte Cooper – queer fat researcher, writer, thinker, doer etc, has set up a new blog and twitter account to provide up to date information on the queer chub harvest festival, Fat of the Land.
CROATIA CONDEMNED BY EUROPEAN SOCIAL RIGHTS BODY FOR HOMOPHOBIC SCHOOL TEXT BOOKS
Posted by Charlotte on August 12, 2009
Tags: Europe, LGBT, News, Sex Education
I couldn’t pass this over when it dropped in my email box this week.
the European Committee of Social Rights, which monitors state compliance with the European Social Charter, has found that Croatia’s limited curriculum covering sex education discriminates on…
HOW GENDER STEREOTYPES HURT MEN
Posted by Charlotte on August 10, 2009
Tags: Gender Stereotypes, News
It’s only a minor irk, but an irk none-the-less.
While traipsing through the Times website I came across two stories about men, one was featured in the women’s section and the other firmly placed in the mens.
The first article, Same sex…
LETS TALK ABOUT SEX LON-DON
Posted by Charlotte on August 10, 2009
Tags: News, Sex Education, Sexual Health
The London Assembly have released a draft report looking at the sexual health of London’s young people. Despite their efforts, changes in services and the way they work, London’s teens still appear to have the worst access to effective sexual…