feminism
We need to rewrite the rulebook, not just obey the rules.
As Germaine Greer said: "I wanted to liberate women from the vacuum cleaner, not put them on the board of Hoover".
If rankings arbitrarily pass over women, they are meaningless.
Down with euphemisms, say Rhiannon and Holly.
"She is literally turned into a cornered animal."
Anita Sarkeesian's project to expose stereotypes in video games attracts a maelstrom of hate.
The Daily Mail campaigns against the sexualisation of children. Meanwhile, its website runs pictures of 14-year-old Kylie Jenner in a "tiny wetsuit" and "skimpy bikinis". What's wrong here?
Elizabeth II may be the last royal woman not to be subjected to rampant sexist scrutiny.
There are many problems with this series, but subtlety isn’t one of them.
Sexy, sexy sexism in the Hitman: Absolution trailer.
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