Tag Archives: gender differences

Why Feminists Should Know More About Men

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

It’s now fifty years since the dawn of the second wave of feminism and much has changed for women in the West. Back then, the popular understanding was that the only reason for a marriageable woman to take a job … Continue reading →

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How Azi Ahmed’s Book Worlds Apart Confronts Feminist Issues

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

A year ago I was sitting in a restaurant in Caxton Street with friends and colleagues Sally Roberts, Regional Chairman of the London CWO and Azi Ahmed having dinner after a CWO London forums committee meeting. `What have you been … Continue reading →

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Find the Balance in Feminism and Fast

Posted on June 29, 2015 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

Violence against girls and women (or VAGW) is rarely out of the news these days. A press release sent to RWF prompted me to an interview with Laura Southern who recently joined in a feminist demonstration holding up a placard … Continue reading →

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UK Feminism’s New Frontier: FGM

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

The fact that Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot in the face for attending school,is present at the global summit in London today is significant not just for modern feminism, but also all women in the UK. It’s a reminder of … Continue reading →

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The Weakness of the Toy Debate and Feminism

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

Consumer affairs minister and Lib Dem MP Jenny Willott has today raised the well wrung out debate about feminism and pink and blue colours. The fact that fewer women are taking up science and engineering jobs is a valid reason … Continue reading →

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Why Louise Mensch Should Drop Page 3, For the Sake of Feminism

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Louise Burfitt-Dons

I am sorry I missed the sexism spat on the net the other day when the erstwhile MP Louise Mensch and former spin doctor Alistair Campbell raked over the coals. If only because tit-for-tatting between social media pros is lightly … Continue reading →

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