Women and Music
A recent study has revealed that women who are in the music industry tend to outperform men based on creativity. So this begs the question, why is there a bias ...
The Tale of Patriarchy
Aristotle once said ‘as between the sexes, the male is by nature superior and the female inferior, the male ruler and the female subject.’ When you search up ‘Greek Artifact’ ...
The Disappearance 35 Million Girls
“My mother was a B-ultrasound doctor, she knew a lot about abortions, back then our country wasn’t strict about it so many people privately identified the fetus’ sex. My mum ...
Sex Workers: The Netherlands
Sex Work has been around since the beginning of time as it seems, being dated back as far as 2,400 BC. When my family and I were in Amsterdam we ...
Girls Can Do Maths!
It has been two decades since Sophie Germain, a mathematician had her candles confiscated by her parents for studying mathematics, as it was thought to be ‘unsuitable’ for women. And ...
Shooting Ourselves in the Foot
I was nervous writing this article because feminism has become stigmatised – so many times I’ve seen it painted as toxic. Though I know this to be inaccurate, I want ...
Confidently Confident!
The idea of Confidence and expectations set by society is a confusing and contentious topic. Complicating this further are gender stereotypes that influence how “you should act”. People and society ...
Feminine or Masculine
In human nature there’s a mentality called ‘us vs them’. In all kinds of situations this can be found, whether it be our country vs theirs, our school, our class ...
The tradition of sewing the vagina
“An open wound rubbed with salt or hot chilli – it felt like that,” Hibo recalls her experience of going to the toilet after infibulation. This is not a once ...
The Body Image Dilemma
Many young females today, living in modern society, are brought up with the very vivid idea of “Having the Perfect Body” engraved in their minds. Girls from all across the ...