Body image is often related too quickly to weight, but body issues can also be linked to skin issues, hair, body hair, skin color, sexual orientation, or age. In our patriarchal society, women are used to defining their worth around the male gaze and beauty standards that keep changing over time, making it appear impossible […]
This article will analyze one of the most famous cases of the ECHR regarding the right to abortion. This case is the A, B, C v Ireland, 2010. Abortion was prohibited under Irish criminal law by sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. A referendum held in 1983 resulted in the […]
Rummaging through the toy room for a childhood gone by unlocks a memory film scroll inside my head:it rolls out; like an endless red carpetleading us back– to our infant past. With a flickering crackle, the memory unravels, starringpink-trimmed, blonde-haired Barbie dolls living inwhole universes we created at the dropof a head. Yes. In shrieking […]
Inventor of the genre “Acoustic oi!”, Jenny Woo is a solo female artist currently signed to Randale Records. She has over 20 years of experience touring in over 65 countries, with 7 full length albums and several EPs. She is also an activist for the inclusion of women in punk. This article was originally published […]
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Gender Journey
You might question your gender identity, feel confused or maybe you are just curious about gender identification. With the aim of giving visibility to non-binary experiences, this little story is not a universal experience, it is personal to me, yet it might reflect commonalities with other stories. As far as I remember, I have been […]
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A Requiem for Chinese Feminism
To be a woman, to be any human in China, is to master the act of double-think, self-censorship, and denial. But to be a woman on the mainland is to work twice as hard at filtering out the disturbing noises produced by the ever-ruling Communist Party. China’s repression of minorities is well-known: the enduring unease […]
By Auriane Vez and Sander Dekker Getting a sterilisation may seem like a very personal decision to make, yet one might be surprised how many people will get to have a say in it, ranging from real-life doctors and psychologists to hypothetical partners and speculative future versions of oneself. The choice not to have children […]