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• Keep The Original Emmeline Pankhurst By Parliament!

  

  I posted a tweet thread about why I will not be accepting the CEO of Regent’s University’s offer to meet with him about the removal of the Emmeline Pankhurst... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Failure to Represent Women’s Voices in the Brexit Debate is a National...

  Brexit is a feminist issue.Right now, EU law is what means that British women receive equal pay for work of equal value. It is EU law that means part-time... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women for a People’s Vote — BBC Woman’s Hour

  This morning I gave a speech at the launch of Women for a People’s Vote, and gave interviews on BBC London, BBC Leicester, BBC Scotland, and BBC Woman’s... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Fight This Act of Vandalism Against History

  This week I heard that a new statue of a woman was being proposed for central London. Now, as some of you may know, I have a bit of a thing for statues. Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why the “gender Data Gap” Means Doctors Don’t Take Women’s Pain Seriously Enough

  “I always suspected my diagnosis was wrong,” Rebecca told me, “but doctors weren’t interested in investigating. I’d have weird symptoms and they’d sort of be... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Actually, Women May Well Have to Give up Work to Care for Parents After Brexit

  

  This week the Twittersphere reacted with outrage over a headline. Nothing new there, of course. But bear with me, because the headline to this Telegraph... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Tale of Two Masculinities

  You wouldn’t catch Gareth Southgate embroiled in a sex pest text scandal. I highly doubt Southgate even has a Snapchat account (bless him), but if he did, he... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Pregnancy is a Big Deal

  The first thing you notice is that you’re tired all the time. Then the nausea starts. You will start feeling dizzy and you may faint. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Three Lions Can Go Jump in a Lake

  I didn’t hate football until I moved to England. My first big footballing memory was the 1990 World Cup. I was six, we were living in Portugal at the time, and... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The New Feminist: My Five Next Steps to Equality

  1 Decriminalise abortionMost people think women in Britain have easy access to abortion. This is untrue. Abortion in the UK is still illegal under the 1861... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why I Don’t Think the Suffragettes Should Receive a Pardon

  Today is a miraculous day. No, not because it’s the centenary of the day the first women in Britain won the right to vote — although that’s pretty brilliant too. Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Despite a Barrage of Hate, I Put a Statue of a Woman Where Only Men Stand

  Just over two years ago, I took my dog, Poppy, for a run through London. It was March 8, 2016: International Women’s Day.Like many feminists, I was having... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Amazingly, Some People Still Think Men Are the Real Victims of #MeToo

  Importune — v. to harass (someone) persistently for or to do something. Origin: mid-16th century, from French importuner or medieval Latin importunari, from... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Budget’s Cuts Fall Mostly on Women – but We Need the Numbers to Fight This

  Everyone’s getting poorer. Isn’t that what we’re all told? There have been years of economic crises, we’re all tightening our belts, trimming that fat, living... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2018 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Statement from Caroline Criado Perez on the Release of the New £10 Note

  

  © Tracy KingBack in 2013, the Bank of England announced that they were removing the only female historical figure from our banknotes and replacing her with... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2017 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• If — an Ode to Lefty Men

  

  If you performatively bore on about the importance of listening to women while in fact only listening to women who already agree with youIf you pretend to care... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2017 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Women & Public Art; Or, No, Seriously, the Guy Does Not Have a Point.

  

  Having seen this blog floating around social media the past couple of days I finally broke and had a minor tweet rant yesterday. Apparently, I am not done. So... Read more

  Posted on 17 April 2017 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Remain: It’s Personal

  

  I suppose I always knew my decision would be partly based in emotion. I’ve studied behavioural economics. I know the idea of the rational agent making... Read more

  Posted on 22 June 2016 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Julie Bindel Statement on Withdrawing from Feminism In London

  Julie’s blog is down, so she’s asked me to host her statement here — I think it’s brilliant and am honoured to publish it.... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Why I’m Pulling Out of Feminism In London

  In February this year, comedian Kate Smurthwaite had her stand-up show at Goldmsith’s cancelled. We got the usual excuses “oh we didn’t sell enough tickets”... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES