A new report attempts to tackle the issue of girls hating school sports. Could it really change things?PE. Two letters which, when put together, still invoke horror from people even decades after they last had to participate in sports at school. When it comes to the reasons why PE class seems so universally hated, everyone's talking about it this week, thanks to a
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04 May 2012 15:08 GMT
The fragrant Middleton sisters are among this year's most influential people. Why? For looking nice and keeping their mouths shut, apparently. Time magazine's new list of the "100 Most Influential People in the World" is out, and I have to admit it's so exciting seeing the Duchess of Cambridge and her younger sister among such luminaries as Til...
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20 Apr 2012 13:00 GMT
When will we see the "fourth wave" of feminism being defined? Are we, in fact, in the middle of it right now? Do we even need a "fourth wave" in the first place? And who are the key players?Some say it started a few years back, with the resurgence of feminist voices being given attention by the mainstream media. But this month the discussion has been floating around yet again, thanks to a
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03 Apr 2012 09:21 GMT
This past Thursday was International Women's DayI’m just going to get the disclaimer bit out of the way first - I appreciate the issues that the organizers of various conferences and events were trying to raise awareness of. I appreciate the work that people like EQUALS do for IWD. I appreciate that this day means a lot to a lot of women, and that many of you enjoyed the various talks...
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10 Mar 2012 22:25 GMT
We know we're equals - but does the whole world see it that way?Yes, it's that time of year again. March is Women's History Month and today, women across the globe are celebrating their strengths and achievements as well as raising awareness of the issues they face for International Women's Day.
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08 Mar 2012 09:56 GMT
What happens when the ultimate men-and-diets magazine does equality?One of my pet subjects to analyse, keep track of and, yes, rant about is the way women's magazines approach the subject of feminism. It used to be that they wouldn't touch it with a bargepole; feminism was something cringeworthy and outdated that seemed so out of place until the middle of the Noughties.
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02 Mar 2012 13:22 GMT
Chris Brown makes a "comeback" - and in the eyes of his fans he can do no wrong. Why are people so willing to let abusers off the hook?Before this week I had no idea what the hell "Team Breezy" means, nor that "RIP" could also stand for "Really Inspirational Person". Thanks to the wonders of Twitter I'm now all too aware of both and how they relate to everyone's least favourite abusive idiot of the week, Chris Brown - and I really don't feel like my life has been enric...
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17 Feb 2012 11:01 GMT
"I owe nothing to Women's Lib." - Margaret Thatcher, 1982The release of Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron Lady has set free a torrent of Thatcher-loving. At first it was confined to British papers debating the merits or otherwise of this contentious era of politics, as well as Thatcher’s standing as a style icon (something I strongly refuted), but w...
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15 Feb 2012 11:59 GMT
What happens when a major charity stops supporting a vital healthcare provider? This week's events just go to show what can happen when a controversial decision is poorly managed.It looks like an award for ‘Public Relations Disaster of the Week’ would be well-deserved by Susan G Komen For The Cure. The breast cancer behemoth that brought us the pink ribbon (and subsequently, a special pink edition of every object on t...
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03 Feb 2012 12:45 GMT
This week has seen more twists and turns in the UK's re-energised abortion debate. What's going on - and can we trust the government?Twitter was abuzz yesterday with the news that pro-choice Labour MP Diane Abbott had resigned from a cross-party group on crisis pregnancy counselling, ci...
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27 Jan 2012 09:12 GMT