‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words
How Non-Fiction Gave Me White Male Confidence: Reading as a Tool for Education and Resistance
The voices of far-right men who write me off as an angry feminist or a naive lefty no longer ring true in any sense. I now know that my beliefs, which I previously worried were an overly emotional response not fully founded on facts, are opinions developed after learning about the systemic oppression of women, LGBTQ+ people and minority groups. Non-fiction has helped me feel the confidence in my opinions that so many men are born with…
‘Where Young Women are Gathering is Where the Fight is Being Taken’: How Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts World Tour is Championing Reproductive Rights
‘Abortion funding? It’s a good idea, right?’ This is the tagline printed on stickers with a QR code to abortion resources, handed out at the Enterprise Centre on 12th March 2024 at Rodrigo’s tour stop in St Louis, Missouri – along with condoms, lube, stickers and the morning-after pill…
‘To Save Women, the World Needs Women to Lead the Way’: How Climate Injustice and Gender Intersect
Disparities trigger a trickle-down effect as information, mobility, decision-making and access to resources and training are not as accessible or completely inaccessible. In the aftermath of climate disasters, women and girls are less able to access relief and assistance, further threatening their livelihoods, well-being and recovery, and creating a vicious cycle of vulnerability to future disasters…
White Saviours: From Films to Instagram
Many white people, in real life and especially those that can be considered white feminists, tend to try to act as the white saviour, whether knowingly or not. White feminists have a tendency not only to show support for movements but to make themselves the champion of said movements. To almost try to prove how much they already get it before listening to the voices of those who the issue affects…