The Fix: WTF Is the Women’s Strike?
Dalia Ed hosts a special episode of The Fix, all about the upcoming Women’s Strike. She is joined by Nadine Houghton, Camille Barbagallo, Sam Siva and Molly Gerlach-Arthurs.
Tag: feminism
Is Capitalism Ruining Women’s Sex Lives?
Joana Ramiro
Under late capitalism the new 'Madonna' is drip-fed just enough sex, within the confines of a monogamous relationship, to keep her pliant; while the 'Whore' accumulates sexual encounters like capital, writes Joana Ramiro on Valentine's Day.
Novara FM: A Century of Suffrage?
On #NovaraFM, James Butler is joined by Zoe Williams, Ash Sarkar and Eleanor Penny to discuss the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which offered limited suffrage to women, and discuss the changing face of feminism in the past century.
5 Reasons Climate Change is a Feminist Issue
Clare Hymer and Maddy Hodgson
From the murder of indigenous women fighting resource extraction to carbon footprint reduction initiatives that focus largely on the domestic sphere, climate change is a crisis that is fundamentally gendered. Here are five reasons climate change is a feminist issue.
Long Read: What Is Effeminacy and How Can We Celebrate It?
Jules Gleeson
Mainstream society's conception of what it means to be a man leaves no room for the celebration and cherishing of a more feminine kind of manhood.
Living a Feminist Life: An Interview With Sara Ahmed
Sara Ahmed joins Ray Filar to talk about her new book, being a feminist killjoy, the use of theory, working inside and outside the academy, lesbian feminism of colour, snapping, Leona Lewis and her survival kit.
F.E.M.M.E
On #KilljoyFM, Ray Filar is joined by Victoria Sin, Juno Mac and Travis Alabanza to discuss femme as radical politics, femininities, and whether femme threatens feminism.
The Soapbox: All Women Are Workers
Eleanor Penny brings you “The Soapbox” We usually think that work means employment in the formal economy. But domestic labour – done mostly by women, and mostly for free – is the most fundamental kind of work there is.
Who’s Here for Trans Liberation?
On KilljoyFM, Ray Filar is joined by Mijke van der Drift and Jay Bernard, to discuss being trans, blackness, gender-neutral pronouns, Rachel Dolezal and queer persecution in Chechnya.
Staying Alive: on Mental Health and Survivorship
On KilljoyFM Ray Filar is joined by Liv Wynter and Susuana Amoah to discuss survival, community accountability and life after violence.
Make Fascists Afraid Again: (Neo)fascism, Feminism and Antifa
On #KilljoyFM, Ray Filar is joined by Rosa Soros and Soof to discuss current fascisms, how feminism and fascism relate, and gender within antifa movements.
Disabled Feminism
On #KilljoyFM Ray Filar is joined by Tumu Johnson and Nikky Smith to discuss understandings of disability, the UK government's treatment of disabled people, and what it's like to be a disabled feminist.
Long Read: Liberal Feminism Is Not a Winning Strategy in Gaming
Marijam Didzgalvyte
Our Focus on video games and politics continues as Marijam Didzgalvyte considers how we can take on the gendered impact of the industry's supply chains.
In Pictures: Buenos Aires International Women’s Strike
Ella Jessel (words and images)
Ella Jessel's beautifully evocative photo series captures the events of the International Women's Strike in Buenos Aires.
Long Read: Who Gets Sick From Yellow Fever? What Carceral Feminism Does Not See
Kate Sim
Who absorbs the invisible, material costs of the so-called 'Asian fetish?' What does this tell us about borders, globalization and the limitations of carceral approaches to sexual violence?
Sex Work, Unpaid Labour, and the Strike
Margaret Corvid
Capitalism relies on the reproductive, often unpaid, labour women perform every day, including sex work. By withdrawing this labour on Wednesday the Women's Strikers were not just challenging sexism, but capitalism itself.
Novara FM: Reclaiming Feminism: Sex, Work & Womanhood
Eleanor Penny & Ash Sarkar are joined by Lola Okolosie and Juno Mac to discuss the failings of liberal feminism, and how to build a more radical movement that centres the lives of marginalised women.
Dangerous Women: Feminism, Class Struggle, and Self Care
Rosa Soros
Neoliberalism wants us to focus on feminism for the boardroom, to write radical women out of history, and to direct our politics inwards through 'self care'. Let's smash oppression instead.