Tag Archives: feminism

Women still blamed for sexual violence, according to study

By James Bloodworth | Published: February 8, 2013

New figures show that women are still blamed by a significant proportion of people for sexual violence.

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Comment: On Feminism and the Suzanne Moore Controversy

By Carl Packman | Published: January 14, 2013

In an article featured in a new anthology, then re-printed in the New Statesman, Suzanne Moore told her readers that “the desired body for women is that of “a Brazilian transsexual”.” What then came after was a bucket load of abuse, telling Moore that she was transphobic and not a real feminist.  This desire to [...]

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Comment: The sex industry – what is to be done?

By John Millington | Published: December 20, 2012

John Millington writes for Left Foot Forward on the arguments surrounding the sex industry, unionisation, women’s rights and the impact on gender roles.

Posted in A Britain We All Call Home | Also tagged , | 29 Responses

Nike’s exploitation of female workers – sacked for being pregnant, abused at work…

By Guest | Published: March 31, 2012

Fiona Ranford of UK Feminista writes about the exploitation and shocking mistreatment of women workers by Nike in the deeply sexist global economic system.

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Too many councillors leaving leaves councils too homogeneous

By Guest | Published: January 31, 2012

Tulip Siddiq and Peter Allen assess the reasons why councillors don’t stay in the job.

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Women turned away from refuge shelters told to sleep in Occupy camps

By Guest | Published: January 10, 2012

Vera Baird QC writes from the Commission on Women’s Safety, and reports that life is getting harder in coalition Britain for women in dangerous circumstances.

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We need more female councillors for everyone’s benefit

By Guest | Published: October 29, 2011

Tulip Siddiq argues that increasing the number of female councillors should be a priority for a number of reasons, from justice, through to the positive effects it will have on policy and the outcome it will have in Westminster.

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Osborne’s economic attacks on women reflect a wider Tory problem

By Daniel Elton | Published: June 21, 2011

The Mirror this morning recount the different ways women are under attack from the coalition’s economic policy, reports Left Foot Forward’s Daniel Elton.

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Where are all the women?

By Guest | Published: May 24, 2011

Are women being under-represented in politics and what can help redress the in balance – Ronit Wolfson investigates.

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‘Feminism trumps egalitarianism’ only if Willetts’s soundbite trumps evidence

By Declan Gaffney | Published: April 2, 2011

David Willetts’s soundbite that ‘feminism trumped egalitarianism’ is refuted by Declan Gaffney, with analysis showing how both work together for social mobility.

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