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Where Have All The Good Men Gone?

One of Australian newsrooms’ favourite stories is the reported ‘Man Drought’ in their country. No, this isn’t traditional Ozzie men getting a collective thirst on for some Victoria Bitter, but rather a growing demographic shift in the population. Australian women now outnumber their male counterparts …

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Feminism in the Classroom: A New Proposal for UK Schools

Dr. Jessica Ringrose, a lecturer in the sociology of gender at London’s Institute of Education, proposed that feminism should be taught in schools. In light of the rather rabid way that popular media portrays women today, Ringrose explained that “Teenage girls are struggling to find …

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Preview: Screwball Women @ BFI Southbank

Back before there was Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, or Meg Ryan and virtually any other male lead, there was Kate Hepburn and Cary Grant, Kate Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, Kate Hepburn and – well, you get the idea. Never …

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London On The Cheap

It’s officially Spring and by Pisces it’s lovely out there in the sunshine. Crocuses have been spotted in Highbury Fields so our biggest recommendation for expenditure light trips this week is get to the parks and into the gardens and witness the miracles of the …

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Public Trial: The Rape of Justice

The stats continue to astound: 1 in 6 women has been raped 2 women are murdered each week by a partner or ex-partner 98 percent of domestic violence goes unreported 50 percent of women seeking asylum in Britain are fleeing rape U.S. researchers estimate that …