Feminism
Women, Vaginas and Blood: Breaking menstrual taboos with artist Sarah Maple
In an unfailingly mischievous manner, Sarah Maple uses narrative artwork to challenge traditional notions of religion, identity and the societal role of women. Her artwork never fails to shock; her latest piece Menstruate With Pride (right) is no exception. Surrounded by a horrified and disgusted crowd, Maple stands centre stage, a proud woman menstruating in [...]
By Charlotte Rachael Proudman | | Friday, 13 April 2012 at 12:14 pm
All the Single Ladies: Music, Gender and the Fight to Write
Outwardly there’s never been a better time to be a female musical artist. Adele, PJ Harvey, Florence, Jessie J and others command vast audiences and remuneration. But layers of gender specific conditionality are still applied.
By Mark Donne | Arts, Music | Thursday, 12 April 2012 at 11:48 am
Feminism: why aren’t we talking about it?
When feminism seemed to have reached a stagnant point in modern society, Caitlin Moran has come to preach to the herd. Women have lost their taste for feminism and this book will bring it back with the bonus clarity of what it means to be a woman in the 21st century.
By Nicole Froio | Notebook | Wednesday, 22 June 2011 at 6:00 am
Spinning their wheels or driving change?
The women of Saudi Arabia are again challenging the ban that prevents them from obtaining driver’s license. Over the weekend approximately 50 women around the Gulf nation took to the wheel, some making videos of themselves and posting them on YouTube.
By Caitlin McDonald | The Foreign Desk | Tuesday, 21 June 2011 at 1:08 pm
Dedicated followers of fashion in Dubai
For women in the Arab world, cross-dressing can be a way of accessing masculine power and privilege.
By Caitlin McDonald | The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 9 June 2011 at 4:41 pm
Why grassroots feminism has its voice on the urban underground
This week saw the centenary of International Women’s day – a day to document the development of the female experience focusing on both what we’ve achieved, and how far we have yet to achieve. This is a time to focus our gaze inwards to look at the state of young women now. So is [...]
By Kieran Yates | Notebook | Wednesday, 9 March 2011 at 10:14 am
Female role models in the 21st century
What happened to the independent, liberated woman heralded by luminaries like suffragette Sylvia Pankhurst and the explosive cultural politics of the 1960s?
By Sarah Boyes | Battle of Ideas, Eagle Eye | Tuesday, 2 November 2010 at 6:00 am
Jennifer Aniston and Hollywood’s problem with women
For all the criticism, Jennifer Aniston’s topsy-turvy film career ultimately reflects as badly on the industry behind the movies she stars in as it does on her.
By Guy Adams | Arts, The Foreign Desk | Thursday, 26 August 2010 at 6:49 am
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