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.
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Why We Still Need International Women’s Day
The last six months have been an absolute triumph of activism for and by women. Never before have I seen such a number of friends, colleagues and women in power stand up to the persistence of misogyny and sexism, determined to…
We Are Not Sodding Mumpreneurs
Here are a few facts about me: I am a woman, I am an entrepreneur; a writer, a creative person. I run two businesses (this here commercial blog and a Marketing consultancy), and I do a bit of journalism on…
Good Things Will Happen
And we thought Brexit was bad. I watched, as many people did, with mouth agape as the election results rolled in from the United States early Wednesday morning. I woke up at 1.30am, when all looked good, then again at…
Celebrating Women
A few weeks ago I hopped on a train pre-7am – it takes a lot to get me up so early – to spend International Women’s Day with a group of females I’d never met. Having all been invited to a…
What Women Mean To Me on International Women’s Day
I’m a bit ashamed to admit it, but I wasn’t really a feminist before my divorce. I was one of those people who assumed all feminists were feisty, bra-burning, man-hating maniacs, and as a woman who enjoyed doing the housework…