Category Archives: Features
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
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
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
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
Delhi a month on – a step forward?
Emma Finamore A month ago today, on the 16th December 2012, five men and one teenage boy were involved in the brutal rape and murder of a female student in … Continue reading
