feminist news round-up 13.05.12
barack obama says same-sex couples should marry In a mammoth political move, US President Barack Obama has declared his personal support for gay marriage. He said: “I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my [...]
the pressure to look perfect in public
Today my father told me he wanted to walk to our local café for coffee. We’ve both been walking a lot more recently because my parents have downsized to one car and, as my mum is still working, she has the car the vast majority of the time. I thought it would take the both [...]
Feminist of the week: Melissa Wellham
Name: Melissa Wellham Age: 22 Occupation: Student / Freelance Writer / Blogger How would you describe yourself and your life? I’m a movie buff, word nerd, music snob, mag hag, comic book aficionado and political hack – and like to write about all these things, for various publications and on my blog. I studied [...]
Feminist of the week: Andre Pant
Name: Andre Pant Age: 27 Occupation: Engineer/Physicist How would you describe yourself and your life? I like to think I enjoy a pretty well rounded life. I’m a pretty big science nut, with a background in space engineering and plasma physics. I also care about the social side of humanity, and have been involved in [...]
Feminist of the week: David Nowell
Name: David Nowell Age: 64 Occupation: Business Engineering Consultant How would you describe yourself and your life? My life is very full and with many aspects of happiness and enjoyment in all areas. I have a great mix of work, social and relaxation in essentially a carefree arrangement. I can pick and choose what I [...]
Feminist of the week: Tara Mitchell
Name: Tara Mitchell Age: 23 Occupation: Activist How would you describe yourself and your life? I never imagined I’d be a Feminist. Being a transsexual, I was brought up with male privilege for the first 20 years of my life, and this left me quite blind to the reality of women’s lives and the toll [...]
Feminist of the week: Farris Nehme
Name: Farris Nehme Age: 21 Occupation: Building Design student How would you describe yourself and your life? I was born into a fairly traditional Lebanese family, I prayed every night and shared the same cultural ideals as the rest of my family. I guess you could say I simply was the product of my environment. [...]
books for budding feminists: Gail Dines, Pornland
I sure as hell never envisaged myself reading a book with Porn in the title when I was fifteen, but here I am five years on having thoroughly enjoyed just that. Pornland: How porn has hijacked our sexuality by Gail Dines is an exploration of the effects porn has had and continues to make on [...]
Feminist of the week: Nayree Mardirian
Name: Nayree Mardirian Age: 20 Occupation: Student and Sales Assistant 1. How would you describe yourself and your life? I am currently a student just trying to make my way in the world. I am always busy and eager to engage in new experiences. I love music, film and have a passion for foreign affairs [...]
feminist of the week: stephen benko-nehme
Name: Stephen Benko-Nehme Age: 31 Occupation: Library / AV Technician How would you describe yourself and your life? I’m a Western Caucasian male nearing middle age, living in middle-class suburbia. Why are these specific details important? Because my relatively easy existence alluded to by my demographic puts me in a unique position – I [...]
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