‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words

‘We Have a Lot to Celebrate. We Have a Lot to Fight’: My Experience of Being LGBTQ+ and a Teacher
Commentary Megan Willis Commentary Megan Willis

‘We Have a Lot to Celebrate. We Have a Lot to Fight’: My Experience of Being LGBTQ+ and a Teacher

As an English teacher, I often consider myself a storyteller that is limited to retelling the stories of dead white men. I wrote to Heroica to tell my story; hopefully I'll be able to do that with their help. I am going to focus on the everyday life of gender-queer or questioning people in schools. To do so, I want to focus on a recent exchange…

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‘To Save Women, the World Needs Women to Lead the Way’: How Climate Injustice and Gender Intersect
Commentary Megan Willis Commentary Megan Willis

‘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…

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‘The Oppression Dalit Women Face is an Intersectional Issue’: The Modern and Historic Oppression of India’s Women in the Caste System
Commentary Megan Willis Commentary Megan Willis

‘The Oppression Dalit Women Face is an Intersectional Issue’: The Modern and Historic Oppression of India’s Women in the Caste System

In South Asian culture, the caste system is used to justify unfair treatment against groups due to a combination of race, gender and class. Although the system itself is thousands of years old, it remains a relevant issue: violence and prejudices are still committed on the basis of caste. Casteism is a form of prejudice that isn’t widely seen as such, and its negative impacts are often dismissed due to it being a cultural structure…

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