First impressions of someone you follow online can be weird. I find it’s often split into two camps: you think, yep, you’re the exact same person I see on my phone every day, which I always think is quite a comforting realisation. Or you’re baffled at the difference between the on-screen personality and their real-life counterpart.
Feminism
Your Blue Balls Are Not My Problem: Thoughts On Toxic Masculinity
I once went on a date with a very tall solicitor. Because of his profession…
An Ode To My Daughter, Elfie
Today on International Women’s Day, this day of celebrating women, I’ve decided to think about the one female who is most important to me… my beautiful daughter.
Me Too: My Sexual Harassment Stories
We’ve all heard the Harvey Weinstein allegations by now, the sickening claims that women in…
What I Learned From Hillary Clinton at Cheltenham Literature Festival
Yesterday I was in the same room as Hillary Rodham Clinton. I was one of…
Feminists Get Bikini Waxes, Too
I never leave the salon feeling like like I’ve caved to some patriarchal ideal of beauty. Choice, outspokenness and acceptance is what the fourth wave of feminism is all about: however much hair is in your pants.
“You Should Have Asked”: The Division of Labour
No matter how progressive our cause of feminism is, there’s still a huge disparity between who takes on the majority of project management jobs at home. And I don’t mean the crappy day-to-day stuff that is easily taken care of, like the bins or the washing up, but I mean the brain power-intensive, management-heavy life admin tasks… and it doesn’t feel good.
Why We Still Need International Women’s Day
The last six months have been an absolute triumph of activism for and by women.…