The Wages for Housework Campaign Is As Relevant As Ever
Sophie K Rosa
'It's an invitation to do politics again.'
Tag: feminism
Who Has the Right to Sex?
Amia Srinivasan and James Butler explore the philosophical grey zones between power, intimacy and violence.
Microdose: Unity on the Frontline With Norah Lopez Holden
Why did so many women fight in the Spanish Civil War? Nadia Idle talks to actor and activist Norah Lopez Holden about the milicianas.
If Even Emma Watson Says Free Palestine, We’re Winning
Rivkah Brown
Let’s not let Twitter outrage drown out the good news.
Were Trans People “Born This Way”?
In debates around the rights of transgender people, a charge often levelled at those fighting for trans inclusion is that their arguments rest on a denial of biological facts. Michael Walker speaks to biologist Julia Serano about what so-called ‘gender critical’ thinkers get wrong about sex and gender, and whether trans activists should embrace the argument that they were “born this way”.
bell hooks Was More Than a Quote for Your Twitter
Diane Enobabor
Her celebrity has never done her justice.
Sex Worker Rights Are Disability Rights
Sophie K Rosa
There's a reason so many sex workers are disabled: the industry is far more accessible than most others.
Why Do Leftwing Women Disappear From Politics in Their 30s?
Joana Ramiro
A decade of struggle can make tradwifery look mighty appealing.
How Violence Shapes Our Sex Lives
Is ‘consent’ the only dividing line between good sex and bad sex? Ash Sarkar is joined by Rachel Thompson to discuss her new book Rough, and the politics of pornography, kink, and sex ambivalent feminism.
How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
Sophie K Rosa
They fought back "from the word go".
Afghan Women Are Doing What They’ve Always Done: Resist
Rawi, Madina Wardak, Sonita Alizada
'We need solidarity across the world. No peace will come without justice.'
Liberating Trans People Means Liberating Everyone
Shon Faye
We shouldn't settle for anything less than the total transformation of society.
Afghan Women Don’t Need White Feminism
Shahed Ezaydi
This isn't a rescue mission - it's an immoral crusade dressed up as one.
Don’t Believe the Bigots – Trans Rights Aren’t a Threat to Women
Ash Sarkar
The efforts of those in power to demonise marginalised communities make it harder to see things clearly.
TERFs Don’t Speak for Women – But Don’t Take It From Me, Look at the Polls
Ell Folan
Perhaps we aren't marooned on TERF Island after all.
Labour Has a Problem With Sex Work
Sophie K Rosa
From shutting down strip clubs to smuggling an anti-sex work amendment into the police bill, Labour MPs have it in for sex workers.
Who Dreamt Up the Police Bill? The Police, Of Course
Sam Knights
It is the result of years of lobbying by the police, helped by an authoritarian state, rightwing press and pliant opposition.
If We Can’t Change the Law, We’ll Break It
Rivkah Brown
Resisting the Tory protest crackdown may require ever greater acts of civil disobedience.