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• Revolution Born of Exhaustion

  

  Today I woke up to a rape threat and a stream of abuse. The account that sent it is long gone, but the impact remains. A day in which I had planned to get so... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women’s Aid Speech on Cyber-Harassment

  Before I begin, I just want to warn you all, that I will be quoting some of the messages I have received. They include offensive language and references to... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Letter to the Media: A Plea For Fact-Checking

  

  Dear Media,We’ve been in touch a bit over the past few weeks. And before I go any further, I want to thank you. I want to thank you for helping me spread my... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• How to Be the Perfect Victim – a How-to Guide for Good Girls.

  

  TW for victim-blaming, sexism and racism – many direct quotations included.Don’t feed the trolls If you react in any way other than with silence to people... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Open Letter To Nicky Clark

  Back off.As you know, all I ever did a year ago, was believe people when I was new to twitter, that you had the power to get people suspended – and when I... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Porn is Only Damaging When It’s Not Murdoch’s Porn

  

  Today our esteemed PM, the right honourable David Cameron, announced that from henceforth, ISPs will have to block all online pornography – and consumers will... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Our New Lord Chief Justice: A Barrister’s Perspective

  

  - Emma DixonIn November 2011, one of the country’s most senior judges, Lady Justice Hallett, voiced her support for the use of the ‘tie-breaker’ provisions in... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Day the Judiciary Didn’t Change

  

  The news – although not yet officially announced – that Sir John Thomas is to succeed Lord Judge as lord chief justice of England and Wales shows how fallible... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Banknotes Campaign Meets the Bank of England – Statement

  Yesterday, the 9th of July, I met the Bank to discuss our campaign, how we might remedy the current issue of Churchill / Fry, and how we might ensure that this... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Taking the Fight to the Bank: Join Us on Friday!

  

  What a couple of weeks it’s been!We not only reached, but have actually passed our fundraising target of £13,000, which means we are now in a position to take... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• We Are Running out of Time; Help Spread the Word and See Justice Done!

  WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME! We have raised an amazing amount of money to see justice done, but our deadline of the 24th of June is fast approaching! Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Bank of England Legal Challenge is Going Ahead

  

  As we announced last week, the Bank of England responded to our letter threatening legal action with a disappointingly dismissive response. Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Don’t Read the Comments? Why The Hell Shouldn’t I?

  

  As I completed my victory lap* around the internet this morning, I did something I have trained myself not to do, after too many disheartening and even... Read more

  Posted on 24 May 2013 RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIAL MEDIA

• Let Me Explain Mervyn: Change.org/banknotes

  

  - Caroline Criado-PerezOn this auspicious day in 2013, Mervyn King, our esteemed Governor of that august institution, the Bank of England, graced the airwaves... Read more

  Posted on 19 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• BBC Sexism Strikes Back

  

  Women getting fired from their jobs because they sprouted their first crow’s foot. Men – and only men – talking about women’s bodies. Read more

  Posted on 17 May 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• A Vindication of the Representation of Women

  

  Yesterday, the Bank of England unveiled its latest banknote. It’s a crisp shiny new fiver. And we’re all very excited about it, because it will contain a... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• No More Silencing

  

  Pubic hair. Always guaranteed to generate debate. Always guaranteed to make me cross. And this morning’s debate, instigated by the release of this article in th... Read more

  Posted on 19 March 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice… In Response to Steve Biddulph on Woman’s...

  

  - This article was submitted by Emma Finamore in early Feb; apologies from Week Woman for taking so long to put it up.“I wrote the definitive book on boys acros... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• Women Experts & The BBC: A Small Sliver of Progress?

  

  - Caroline Criado-PerezThe battle to get women represented in public discourse often feels like a losing one. There’s a lot of noise and bluster, and... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• The Brilliant Women Collection: Review

  

  - Sarah CrookIf it weren’t both creepy and inappropriate (and possibly borderline illegal) I’d be standing outside my local high school handing out copies of... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES