Let Me Explain Mervyn: change.org/banknotes
- Caroline Criado-Perez On this auspicious day in 2013, Mervyn King, our esteemed Governor of that august institution, the Bank of England, graced the airwaves via the Murnaghan Show on … Continue reading
BBC Sexism Strikes Back
- Caroline Criado-Perez Women getting fired from their jobs because they sprouted their first crow’s foot. Men – and only men – talking about women’s bodies. Men holding nearly twice as … Continue reading
A Vindication of the Representation of Women
UPDATE: See this very relevant tweet from @matt_sperling: Yesterday, the Bank of England unveiled its latest banknote. It’s a crisp shiny new fiver. And we’re all very excited about it, … Continue reading
No More Silencing
Pubic hair. Always guaranteed to generate debate. Always guaranteed to make me cross. And this morning’s debate, instigated by the release of this article in the Independent was no different, and … Continue reading
Women Experts & The BBC: A Small Sliver of Progress?
- Caroline Criado-Perez The battle to get women represented in public discourse often feels like a losing one. There’s a lot of noise and bluster, and occasionally there will be … Continue reading
The Brilliant Women Collection: Review
- Sarah Crook If it weren’t both creepy and inappropriate (and possibly borderline illegal) I’d be standing outside my local high school handing out copies of this book rather than … Continue reading
O Gaping Hellmouth
Words: Caroline Criado-Perez O Gaping Hellmouth Why are you so elusive? You’re meant to be obtrusive, Yet I can’t find your abyss; Your absence seems remiss. Mentioned in Henslowe’s list … Continue reading
Where Are All The Women?
Post by @dani_beckett A few weeks before Christmas, I found myself on a train sitting across from a lovely family of mum, two kids (a boy and a girl) and grandma. … Continue reading
Feminist Check-List – What Do You Believe?
- Caroline Criado-Perez 1. Do you believe men and women are equal? 2. Do you believe women have the right to self-determination? 3. Do you believe women have the right … Continue reading
In Her Own Words…Interview With a London Call Girl: Review
- Caroline Criado-Perez “I love it. It’s fun now. But sometimes I can’t stand it. Sometimes I really hate it. But a lot of the time, I like it. I … Continue reading
A “Predatory Teenage Girl” Speaks Out
The author of this post has asked to remain anonymous; she wrote it in response to Nikki McWatters’s piece, “Predatory Teenage Girls“, in the Huffington Post When I was 15, like many … Continue reading
The Narcissism of Privilege: The Left Needs to Be More Not Less Aware of It
- Caroline Criado-Perez “…let’s put aside our differences and start fighting back” says Tom Midlane in a recent New Statesman piece on privilege checking. Or as he so eruditely puts … Continue reading
The Women’s Room – Week Woman Interview
Watch from 15:35 to find out about The Women’s Room - an online database set up to address the lack of female representation in the media! Interview with Caroline Criado-Perez.
“More or Less”: The Stats on BBC Sexism
- Caroline Criado-Perez I’m starting to think the BBC is trying to play hard to get. Is it something we said, BBC? Did we come on too strong? Perhaps we … Continue reading
Binders Full of Women? Here’s a Binder, Full of Women’s Poems
- Sarah Crewe and Sophie Mayer When Mitt Romney claimed he had been given “binders full of women” by women’s organisations in Massachusetts, it was the moment that launched a … Continue reading
The Misogynist Elephant: Why Women Are Reluctant to Label Themselves ‘Experts’
Jane Thomas The under-representation of women in news reporting has come into the spotlight once again this week, courtesy of a series of high profile debates and discussions about women’s … Continue reading
Making A Binder for the BBC: Women and Expertise
- Caroline Criado-Perez Expert, n. “One whose special knowledge or skill causes him to be regarded as an authority; a specialist.” The OED’s use of the male pronoun in this … Continue reading
Abortion: One Woman’s Story
The author of this post has asked to remain anonymous I have asked Week Woman to publish this blog for me anonymously because it’s about my abortion and, while I … Continue reading
Abortion, Reason and The Left: Why Mehdi Hasan is Wrong
This has now been cross-posted on the New Statesman; do comment there if such is your wont! * * * * * … Continue reading
Who Benefits From Disability Cuts?
- Caroline Criado-Perez, with thanks to @LUBOttom for providing me with the original idea and helping with the research We all like badgers don’t we? Well, most of us do. … Continue reading
Who’s Laughing Now? The Sun’s Spectacular Own Goal Over Hattie From Camberwell
- Caroline Criado-Perez Yesterday, Harriet Harman declared her support for the No More Page 3 campaign. Not long afterwards, the following tweet appeared on No More Page 3’s twitter feed: … Continue reading
A Rough Guide to the Many Shades of Erotica for Women: Kate Gould Talks Smut
- Kate Gould I think I have a pretty good idea of what turns women on. I spend quite a lot of time writing about sex – a lot more … Continue reading
Prejudice in Briefs: Why Page 3 is Toxic to All Women
This article can now be found at the Huffington Post; would be great if you joined the debate there! * * * * … Continue reading
Kate Gould Exposes the Phallacies Surrounding Flashing: Review
- Caroline Criado-Perez As the title of Exposing Phallacy suggests, Kate Gould’s book is an exploration of sexual exposure – otherwise known as flashing – which positively thrives on the … Continue reading
There’s Something Fishy in the State of Wolf Criticism
This has now been republished in the Huffington Post; please do comment there! * * * * * * - Caroline … Continue reading
Bare Boobs & Bare-Faced Bullies
This has now been republished in the Huffington Post; do feel free to comment there too! * * * * * … Continue reading
Reshuffling Democracy
An edited version of this article has now been republished in the New Statesman; please do feel free to comment there too * * * … Continue reading
Chicks Doing Shit – Claire Moore
- Caroline Criado-Perez I’m scared for Rose; I’m gripped by her fear. I feel shivers on my body and my jaw clenching up. I watch her wait for her abuser’s … Continue reading
Legitimate Language on Rape and Mental Health
- Caroline Criado-Perez When is it OK to tell a joke about rape? And when is it OK to question someone’s mental health? Perhaps these questions seem to have little … Continue reading
Can Men Be Feminists?
This article has now been republished in the New Statesman – do feel free to comment there too! * * * * * – Caroline Criado-Perez A couple of days … Continue reading
Where’s the Justice in Ignoring Rape?
- Caroline Criado-Perez What is a ‘just war’? In a recent article for Women Under Seige, Soraya L. Chemaly explains the current conception of what we consider ‘just’: we tally … Continue reading
My Hijab, My Body – A Muslim Feminist on Street Harassment in Argentina
- Nasreen Amina “The little streets of Buenos Aires have this, je ne sais quoi, you see?” So said Astor Piazolla in his famous song, Balada para un Loco. For … Continue reading
Feminism Doesn’t Mean Learning to Play The Game
This article has now been republished in the New Statesman – do feel free to comment there too! * * * * * – Caroline Criado-Perez Another day, … Continue reading
Hell Hath No Righteousness Like a Raver Reformed
- Caroline Criado-Perez Do you set down your name in the scroll of youth, that are written down old with all the characters of age? Have you not a moist … Continue reading
Sugar and Spice and All Things Nice… In response to Steve Biddulph on Woman’s Hour 22nd January
- This article was submitted by Emma Finamore in early Feb; apologies from Week Woman for taking so long to put it up. “I wrote the definitive book on boys across … Continue reading
Space Claiming in Fitness Centres
- Anon I work out almost every day. I have had gym memberships in Canada, the UK, Belgium and China; no matter where on the globe I find myself pumping iron, … Continue reading
The Women’s Room Needs A New Website!
The Women’s Room needs a new website – and we need your help! Please share this link far and wide – and donate of course! http://www.gofundme.com/thewomensroom
The No-Feminist Zone: Game Of Thrones
- Louis Skye - this author has asked to use a pseudonym Scrolling through Facebook the other day, I saw that an acquaintance had posted an article on Game of Thrones Season … Continue reading
