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October Read: How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

October Read: How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House

Aileen Loftus reviews Cherie Jones’ debut novel How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House this Black History Month
Solo Dates: Episode 1

Solo Dates: Episode 1

Lockdown is lifting and dates are back in style – whether you’re accompanied or going solo
Motherwell: identity, industry and independence

Motherwell: identity, industry and independence

Motherwell was published in 2020 following the death of the Guardian journalist Deborah Orr in 2019. The memoir is a reflection on Orr’s upbringing in Scotland and relationship with her mother.
Annie Dabb: Stop giving dead slave traders more attention than living rapists

Annie Dabb: Stop giving dead slave traders more attention than living rapists

Annie Dabb talks through the problems with and controversy around the proposed Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts bill
‘Stop pleasing, start living’: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

‘Stop pleasing, start living’: Untamed by Glennon Doyle

Connie Eyles reviews Untamed by Glennon Doyle and argues the case for popping this self development memoir at the top of your 2021 reading list
The Future is Female: Female artists to get to know this year

The Future is Female: Female artists to get to know this year

Here are our recommendations for female artists to keep an eye out for in 2021
Annie Dabb: Double or Nothing

Annie Dabb: Double or Nothing

Annie Dabb looks into concerns that the pandemic may have reversed the impacts of modern feminism and sent us back to the era of 1950s housewives
Do not dismiss The Slumflower and Florence Given

Do not dismiss The Slumflower and Florence Given

Aileen Loftus breaks down the systemic issues highlighted by The Slumflower’s plagiarism accusation against Florence Given
Dissecting Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Dissecting Boy Parts by Eliza Clark

Eliza Clarke’s debut novel Boy Parts follows an anti-heroine as she navigates her photography career, personal relationships, and violent impulses
Review: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Review: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo

Ruby Opalka reflects on Three Women by Lisa Taddeo and discusses sexuality, feminism and desire.
Five people reflect on Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

Five people reflect on Women Don’t Owe You Pretty

Maisie Scott reviews the latest feminist manifesto for Generation z
Why we should all be femme fatales: lessons from female superheroes

Why we should all be femme fatales: lessons from female superheroes

If women considered the weaker sex, then how come we are to blame when it comes to the destruction of a man’s career or reputation?
OnlyFans: an easy way out?

OnlyFans: an easy way out?

Cara Conte delves into the world of Onlyfans and the evolving world of sex work
Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix delivers the schooling we all wish we had with Sex Education

Netflix’s Sex Education has received high praise for it’s ability to break down taboo topics around sex, and other issues
Review: Why Women Kill

Review: Why Women Kill

Created by Desperate Housewives showrunner Marc Cherry, Why Women Kill is a brilliantly written, genre-bending and stereotype-shattering anthology series, writes Theatre Editor Jay Darcy
The Future is Feminist: lessons from our Latin American sisters

The Future is Feminist: lessons from our Latin American sisters

Beatrice Pearson discusses the wave of feminist protests in Latin America and what we can learn
A visit to ‘The Vagina Museum’ London

A visit to ‘The Vagina Museum’ London

The first Vagina Museum has opened it’s doors in London, writer Jade Yong visited and shares her thoughts
LM5 Tour: the embodiment of female empowerment in pop

LM5 Tour: the embodiment of female empowerment in pop

Laura Davies reviews Little Mix’s LM5 tour which promoted all things feminism, including standing up to what you believe in and rejecting unfair criticism
She was not asking for it: end street harassment now

She was not asking for it: end street harassment now

Becky Mundill writes about how we need to stop being passive bystanders of street harassment, and start talking about it
Decrim now: why sex work must be decriminalised

Decrim now: why sex work must be decriminalised

Ava Innes argues that decriminalisation is the logical, feminist way forward when it comes to sex work