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Posted by Charlotte on March 8, 2010
Tags: Documentaries, feminism, International Women's Day, TV, Vanessa Engle, Women, Women Activists, Women Libbers, Women Mothers
Jess McCabe and I recently watched the full three-part documentary about women made by Vanessa Engle, the resulting review has been posted at the F – Word.
This three-part BBC documentary has many interesting moments, say Charlotte
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CELEBRITY BB: WOLVES IN (VARIOUS ANIMAL’S) CLOTHING
Posted by Laura on January 30, 2010
Tags: TV, Violence Against Women, Women
I’m glad that I was not the only viewer left unsettled by the episode this week in which Davina entered the house under the guise of a fellow house-mate in a chicken suit. Over at the Mumsnet forums, comments…
THE BRITISH FAMILY
Posted by Laura on January 24, 2010
Tags: family, feminism, History, marriage, sex, TV, Women, Women and Work
As part of the BBC 2 four-part series presented by Kirsty Young, this week focused on ‘Sex’, particularly the impact of women’s changing attitudes to marriage and the impact of feminism in post-war Britain. The episode should be available on…
NEW RAPE PROSECUTION LOW
Posted by Charlotte on January 13, 2010
Tags: conviction, Law, Rape, Violence Against Women, Women
I just wanted to draw your attention to this case reported on the BBC website:
Men cleared as rape woman’s group sex fantasy revealed where a young woman’s accusation of gang rape has been undermined by her online fantasies about…
30 IDEAS FOR A BETTER LIFE – WOMEN TAKE NOTE
Posted by Laura on January 6, 2010
Tags: Articles, Equality, Pay Gap, Sex Education, Women, Work
The Observer Magazine last Sunday (03/01/10) ran a piece entitled ‘30 Ideas for a Better Life’, a resolution inspired list of things to do this year. The suggestions ranged from ‘Get Philosophical’ to ‘Take Control of Your Spending Habits’ but…
PRESENTING RESEARCH ON WOMEN DIFFERENTLY: DAY SCHOOL CALL FOR PAPERS
Posted by Laura on January 5, 2010
Tags: Action Alert, Articles, events, feminism, Women
On behalf of Julia Carter and Rosemary Hill – Centre for Women’s Studies, University of York.
Call for Papers: Not PowerPoint Again! Presenting research on women in popular culture differently.
University of York, 23rd April 2010
Are you bored of…
WOMEN CHALLENGE IRISH ABORTION BAN IN EUROPEAN COURT
Posted by Laura on December 10, 2009
Tags: Abortion Rights, News, Women
In a case being watched closely in other Catholic countries such as Poland, Spain and Malta, the Strasbourg court heard the arguments for the ban from the Irish government and from lawyers for the one Lithuanian and two Irish women.…
IN WHICH I LOSE FAITH (WHICH ARGUABLY NEVER EXISTED) IN THE GSA
Posted by Laura on November 23, 2009
Tags: Children, feminism, Gender Stereotypes, News, Women, Youth
Jill Berry, president of the Girls’ School Association (GSA), has been popping up in the press recently with some quite alarming, and sometimes contradictory, notions.
Commenting on feminism and fashion and the recent story about Cambridge female undergrads’ scantily clad…
PROPENSITY TO RAPE COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A MENTAL DISORDER
Posted by Gill on November 23, 2009
Tags: feminism, Law, Mental Health, Psychology, Violence Against Women, Women
The number one guide to mental health disorders, the DSM or Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, is being revised for its fifth edition – to be published in 2012.
As part of the review a special work group…
FIFTIES WOMEN – THE DAILY MAIL
Posted by Laura on November 6, 2009
Tags: Daily Fail, Gender Stereotypes, History, Women, Women and Work
The Daily Mail this week has been featuring extracts from a new book on fifties family life. This particular extract caught my eye. Though the piece is probably meant to draw attention to the changes in women’s position and…