“The world around us is evolving at a much faster pace than the reading lists”: Are women underrepresented in the curriculum?Â
The fact that women seemed sidelined by the curriculum in school always seemed an accepted fact. In GCSE English, we encountered depictions of Curley’s...
“Being delusional is the best form of therapy”: In conversation with Mia Khalifa
At 17:35 on May 3rd, I received an email from the Oxford Union Press that in about 2 hours I would be interviewing Mia...
Dressing for the Job
"We deserve a standardised law that demands equality and consistency in the workplace instead of hoping that employers deign to allow comfortable, practical alternatives to old-fashioned suits and gendered dichotomies."
Have A Hot Girl Hilary!
Deborah Ogunnoiki reviews Oloni's sex guide The Big O on how to have a healthy sex life, just in time for 'Hot Girl Hilary'.
Scenes With Girls : A Review
"The play as a whole was beautiful to watch. It is funny, relatable and well-delivered."
Irmgard Keun’s normal superwomen
Lori Latour reviews the life and work of the 20th century German novelist Irmgard Keun.
“I have a boyfriend”: A lie as old as time
I have a boyfriend.
Why do we say it? Because of the time-honoured strange conviction that the female 'no' actually, to all intents and purposes,...
On breakups: Dumping exes and expectations
In a perverse way, I think I was excited for my first break up. I grew up on a cultural diet of Elle Woods...
Breaking Bridge
CW: Sexual assault.
Women want to be able to look and feel good when going on a night out and not be sexually assaulted. Fun...
The politics of pink: A brief history of pink
"the ever-changing significance of the colour pink has worked to define and redefine its own politics."
Oxford students gather for anti-spiking demonstrations
"The protest began with a series of speeches on the steps of the Bodleian, followed by a march through the city. The march passed by the popular nightclubs ATIK and Bridge, although both were shut."
Gender abolition: Why it matters
"The solution cannot be simply equality. It must be the dissolution of gender as we know it."
Anti-abortion stall at Freshers Fair criticised by Oxford student groups
"Several Oxford political societies, groups, and other students have condemned Oxford Students for Life’s stall at the Freshers Fair."
Feminist or Anti-feminist: Responses to Promising Young Woman
CW: sexual assault and rape, suicide
“Every week, I go to a club, and every week, I act like I’m too drunk to stand. And...