Feature: Should Schools Tackle Andrew Tate Head On?
by Sophie K Rosa
We spoke to teachers and students about the influence of Andrew Tate in schools, viral misogyny, and what can be done about it.
Tag: sexism
Opinion: The Met Just Apologised After Strip-Searching Me. I Don’t Believe a Word of It
by Koshka Duff
For eight years before their recent U-turn, the officers who assaulted Koshka Duff claimed they were just doing their jobs. They were right, she says: sexual violence is policing’s bread and butter.
Downstream: 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”.
Report: How We Won: The Ugandan Feminists Who Overturned an Anti-Porn Law
by Sophie K Rosa
Ending a six-year battle, feminist campaigners in Uganda have overturned a law designed to criminalise pornography, but which ended up criminalising women’s sexuality. While this victory is undoubtedly important, there is a bigger war to be fought, they say.
Opinion: Labour’s Silence on Apsana Begum Shows How Morally Bankrupt the Party Has Become
by Joshua Kelly and Sam Green
Labour’s near-total silence on Apsana Begum's case suggests the party cares more about its factional alignments than supporting a young survivor of domestic abuse.
Report: Could BrewDog’s Cancellation Trigger a Reckoning Across the Craft Beer Industry?
by Matthew Curtis
Last week, over 130 current and former employees of the UK’s largest indy brewery penned an open letter condemning the company's exploitative practices. Beer journalist Matthew Curtis asks whether this unprecedented action could have industry-wide implications.
Long Read: Money Can’t Free Britney – But a Strike Could
by Eleanor Penny
The pop star inhabits a gilded version of the same cage that traps all wage labourers. She also has the same tools to escape, writes Eleanor Penny.
Novara FM: Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again
James Butler is joined by Katherine Angel to explore the politics of bad sex, consent culture - and how we might think better about the difficulty of sex and power.
The Lockdown: Prison Island: Prison Expansion in the UK
Back with a new series, hosts Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to Nicole, a researcher at Corporate Watch about the British government’s plans for prison expansion, how this will impact people inside and outside prisons and how communities across the country are resisting.
The Lockdown: “Just Paint the Walls Pink”: Gender, Prison and Carceral Feminism
Oonagh Ryder speaks to Mo Mansfield, a social justice campaigner and women’s sector professional. They discuss what carceral feminism is, how it has helped to expand and entrench the criminal justice system and how we can move beyond this towards an abolitionist feminism.
The Lockdown: Guilty by Association: How to Get a Life Sentence for a Murder You Didn’t Commit
Oonagh Ryder and Sam Swann speak to activist and founder of campaign group Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association (JENGbA), Gloria Morrison.
Long Read: The media’s selective response to sexual violence shows the racism of society’s misogyny
by Katie Arthur
Sunday Long Read: From the ubiquitous condemnation of the Cologne attacks to the more reserved response to Roosh V's planned UK tour, the media's handling of sexual violence demonstrates the racist and proprietary form of social attitudes to misogyny.
Long Read: Sexual Assault and Public Apathy on London Public Transport
by Ruth Ehrlich
Sunday Long Read: A recent viral video encouraged people to report sexual assault on public transport, but this personal account shows the systems in place to tackle the problem are not working. Content warning.
An Open Letter to the Everyday Sexist
by Alia Al Ghussain
The Everyday Sexist. You know the one: that guy who insolently demands your smile, who expects you to perform like a doll while you're minding your own business, who pinches your arse on the dancefloor and gets angry when you won't say 'hello' back. He's just one reason women need feminism, and why men need it too.