Feminism

On misogyny and female columnists

By Ellie Mae O'Hagan - 08 December 14:03

Nick Cohen's intervention is welcome but let's not kid ourselves that he "nailed" it first.

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Part of Pot Noodle's Facebook ad campaign. Photograph: Pot Noodle/Facebook

Food: It's Not For Girls

By Rhiannon and Holly - 15 May 11:33

Pot Noodle joined the list of brands which seem determined to drive away women. They should realise that ironic hipster sexism is still sexism.

Femen activists demonstrating in Kiev before the Euro 2012 tournament. Photograp

White doesn’t always mean privileged: why Femen's Ukrainian context matters

By Agata Pyzik - 18 April 12:54

The criticism of Femen and their topless protests as “fast-food feminism” ignores the postcommunist macho culture in Ukraine, the country from which the group emerged.

Margaret Thatcher: feminist icon?

By Helen Lewis - 08 April 14:19

"I hate feminism. It is poison," she reportedly told her adviser Paul Johnson.

Femen activists demonstrate outside Tunisia's Embassy in Paris on 4 April 2013.

The inconsistency of Femen’s imperialist "one size fits all" attitude

By Bim Adewunmi - 05 April 8:56

You cannot dismiss the aims of Femen altogether - they are a group of women looking to change society - but Bim Adewunmi fears the execution of their protests leaves much to be desired.

A young woman walks past an FGM campaign banner in Kenya. Photo: Getty

Are black feminists too defensive about violence in our communities?

By Rahila Gupta - 01 April 11:00

The desire to avoid the racism that characterises some debates about rape and FGM abroad can lead us to make untenable comparisons with Britain, argues Rahila Gupta.

Francois Hollande and ministers at a breakfast for women's rights. Photo: Getty

Feminists: beware ‘the decoy effect’

By Dalia Ben-Galim - 31 March 11:55

The success of a few outlying women does not mean that the struggle is over.

Trent Mays and Ma'lik Richmond in court.

Steubenville: this is rape culture's Abu Ghraib moment

By Laurie Penny - 19 March 14:10

The pictures from Steubenville don’t just show a girl being raped. They show that rape being condoned, encouraged, celebrated. What type of culture could possibly produce such pictures?