http://blogs.independent.co.uk| Blogs from the Independent newspaper - news, views and features from the world's most free-thinking newspaper| Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2| en hourly 1 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/girl-power-at-the-golden-globes/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/girl-power-at-the-golden-globes/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:12:25 +0000 Jessica Gane http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=31606 The Golden Globes this year were considered a success by many. This year, from the start, women were seen as a driving power behind it.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/01/14/girl-power-at-the-golden-globes/feed/ 8 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/26/can-feminism-survive-the-next-generation/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/26/can-feminism-survive-the-next-generation/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2012 10:37:05 +0000 Alice Dunn http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=28675 However, feminism is also in crisis. Not only does it have a long, long way to go before it reaches its goal of complete equality, it suffers a negative image among young women, and men, for whom it should be a rallying cry. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/26/can-feminism-survive-the-next-generation/feed/ 121 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/30/rape-is-no-less-of-a-trauma-for-the-victim-just-because-you-call-it-something-else/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/30/rape-is-no-less-of-a-trauma-for-the-victim-just-because-you-call-it-something-else/#comments Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:00:33 +0000 Louise McCudden http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27945 According to the wise voice of Brendan O Neill, there’s a reasonable and rational view that ignorance is, or should be, a central factor in deciding how we not just punish, but how we actually define, serious crimes.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/30/rape-is-no-less-of-a-trauma-for-the-victim-just-because-you-call-it-something-else/feed/ 303 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:40:09 +0000 Laura Bates http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27854 There is a common misconception that sexism is something that only affects young women, or pretty women, women with large breasts or blondes.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/everyday-sexism-it-isnt-restricted-to-adults-even-young-girls-in-school-uniform-share-their-experiences/feed/ 163 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/rihanna-is-still-doing-chris-brown%e2%80%99s-emotional-housework/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/rihanna-is-still-doing-chris-brown%e2%80%99s-emotional-housework/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2012 00:00:39 +0000 Lucy Berrington http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27825 Rihanna’s protectiveness towards Chris Brown, whose fists styled her for the most disturbing celebrity headshot in recent years, places her in the company of countless beaten wives and girlfriends.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/28/rihanna-is-still-doing-chris-brown%e2%80%99s-emotional-housework/feed/ 43 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/20/pussy-riot-join-long-history-of-russias-strong-female-dissidents/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/20/pussy-riot-join-long-history-of-russias-strong-female-dissidents/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 13:46:15 +0000 Lucy Popescu http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27578 Pussy Riot members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Maria Alyokhina join a long line of courageous women in Russia who, in recent years, have been imprisoned, threatened, intimidated and killed for speaking out against the authorities.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/20/pussy-riot-join-long-history-of-russias-strong-female-dissidents/feed/ 19 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/why-body-hair-is-on-the-frontline-of-feminist-action/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/why-body-hair-is-on-the-frontline-of-feminist-action/#comments Thu, 16 Aug 2012 05:00:26 +0000 Aisha Mirza http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27452 Body hair is everywhere! At least it will be soon. In the two years since I stopped shaving, we have seen a feminist movement build and, frankly, mock the idea that hair removal was ever necessary.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/16/why-body-hair-is-on-the-frontline-of-feminist-action/feed/ 395 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/09/whistling-pinching-sweetheart-its-all-harassment/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/09/whistling-pinching-sweetheart-its-all-harassment/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:47:35 +0000 Eva Charalambous http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27265 I have lived in London for most of my life, I am now 21 and for the last four years almost every day I have experienced sexual harassment of some kind.]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/09/whistling-pinching-sweetheart-its-all-harassment/feed/ 153 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/womens-clothing-dont-fight-oppression-with-oppression/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/womens-clothing-dont-fight-oppression-with-oppression/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 02:00:55 +0000 Rima Amin http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27092 France's Union for Popular Movement (UMP) - which, when previously led by Nicolas Sarkozy banned the burqa in France - sparked controversy recently as female British MPs criticized the party over a sexism row. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/08/womens-clothing-dont-fight-oppression-with-oppression/feed/ 131 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/04/women-just-arent-as-funny-or-so-they-say/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/04/women-just-arent-as-funny-or-so-they-say/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:00:00 +0000 Catriona Knox http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27047 “Nah. Thanks, but no thanks. No offence - I just don’t think you lot are all that funny.” So spoke a real charmer this time last year as I attempted to unload upon him a flyer for my one-woman comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/04/women-just-arent-as-funny-or-so-they-say/feed/ 65 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/women-are-not-just-window-dressing-for-the-olympics/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/women-are-not-just-window-dressing-for-the-olympics/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:37:06 +0000 Sue Tibballs http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27101 This year’s Olympics have the potential to be the best ever for women’s sport, with more female competitors, more events and more medals up for grabs than ever before. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/women-are-not-just-window-dressing-for-the-olympics/feed/ 20 http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/the-year-of-the-woman-lets-keep-it-sporty/ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/the-year-of-the-woman-lets-keep-it-sporty/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 23:00:52 +0000 Chloe Hamilton http://blogs.independent.co.uk/?p=27011 I’d be the first to admit that I was not a sporty girl. Sporty girls and sporty boys were loved by teachers and pupils alike. If you didn’t cut it on the pitch, you probably didn’t cut it on the playground. ]]> http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/08/03/the-year-of-the-woman-lets-keep-it-sporty/feed/ 9