With the coronavirus pandemic requiring everyone to stay at home, more and more of us are having to adapt to working online. Whilst sites such as Zoom and LoopUp have seen a surge in usage over the past few months,…
Recent headlines warning that nurseries face ‘mass closures’ as a result of the coronavirus pandemic should be a cause for concern for society at large. Regardless of whether an individual has nursery-age children, the current existential threat to the early-years…
You’ve probably seen news splashed across your timelines about what the UN has named the ‘shadow pandemic’. Calls to Refuge’s domestic abuse helplines have increased by 49%. There were 4,000 domestic abuse arrests just in London in the first six weeks of lockdown. And…
There was much initial confusion surrounding government policy on abortion as the nation edged toward the unprecedented COVID-19 lockdown. On March 31st, however, it was confirmed that women would be permitted to take both medical abortion pills at home (the…
The conviction of disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in late February will for many feel like the culmination of a years-long campaign, namely the #MeToo movement, led by feminists and survivors of sexual assault. Weinstein received a dual conviction of…
On Saturday 29 February, Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds announced that they are expecting a baby in the summer. This follows the couple’s engagement at the end of last year. In the swirling cesspool that is British politics,…
When rapper TI stated that he subjects his daughter to annual gynaecological examinations in order to have her hymen checked, outrage ensued. His initial revelation was broadcast on the Ladies Like Us podcast, after hosts Nazanin and Nadia asked him about sex education…
Saudi Arabia recently announced new laws which will allow women to apply for a passport and travel abroad without a male guardian’s permission. The laws will also allow women to independently register a marriage, divorce or a child’s birth and…
It is always, on the face of things, a good day when a repressive and misogynistic practice is outlawed. Earlier this week, India’s parliament approved a bill to ban ‘triple talaq’ or ‘instant divorce’, the practice by which a Muslim man can…