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Why My Complex Relationship With Food Made Me Decide Not To Have Children
I was standing in the cereal aisle when I decided I probably shouldn’t have children. I had, up until that moment, always assumed I wanted kids. I mothered my dollies as a child. In my teens, I...
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What Exactly are ‘Women’s Issues’ in Politics?
In the weeks leading up to election day, during the peacock dance that is the pre-election period, it feels as though politicians are forever attempting to make their party appealing to women,...
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Can Feminists Expect Men To Hold Doors Open For Them?
As Caitlin Moran puts it, a foolproof way to determine if you are experiencing sexism is to ask yourself: “Is it polite, and is it happening to the men?” A simple and decisive test, indeed, and one...
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Dear Future Husband, Please Don’t Listen To Anything Meghan Trainor Says
A couple of weeks ago, while my sister and I were engaging in our usual cooking/dance session one evening, a previously unheard Meghan Trainor song came on Spotify. We both bopped along to the catchy...
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Here’s One For The Lads (And The Lesbians)
In the olden days of about two years ago, whenever appreciation of a piece of media hinged on the fact that there’s sexualised women in it, it came with a neat little qualifier: “Here’s one for the...
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Follow The Money to Find the Misogyny: Why Betty Friedan Was Right
When I was going through my teenage phase of reading the great feminist classics, I always put off starting The Feminine Mystique — there was something about the title that raised my hackles. It...
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I Can Barely Remember 9/11, But I’ve Just Been Told I Need Anti-Ageing Cream
A few weeks ago I bought a new moisturiser. I was looking for something with SPF (sun protection factor) in it because I don’t want the sun to damage my skin, mainly because I’d like to avoid skin...
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My Boyfriend and I Adopted A Cat, Not A “Surrogate Child”
In December last year, my boyfriend and I adopted a cat together. It was apparently the cue the world had been waiting for, because immediately the, ‘Oooh, is it a practice baby?’ comments started...
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Why The Kim Kardashian Sex Tape Flag Matters
During what was an absolutely stonking weekend at Glastonbury, I was unlucky enough to witness the ‘Kim Kardashian sex tape flag’ a few times around the festival. It was sad to see such an actively...
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We Need A Lie Down
Greetings, ladybros. You’re probably wondering why, after a languid trickle of several new posts a month you have now been suddenly inundated with shitloads of new articles. Well, the truth is: we’ve...
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