“Boys Will Be Boys”
“Boys will be boys”. This is an idiom that we hear too much. It is often used as an excuse for flippant behaviour from boys and men of all ages, ...
Fashion Freshens Feminism
Women’s fashion has come a long way since the first world war. From lacy skirts to cargo pants, tight corsets to oversized shirts, fashion has always reflected the reality of ...
Is pedophilia present in today’s ‘beauty standard’?
In today’s society, the damaging effects of the ‘beauty standard’ is a present problem that women and men face. Seeing unrealistic, edited photographs plastered on social media, whether it is ...
The Damaging Effects of The Strong Black Woman Trope
In 1889, Oscar Wilde wrote his note-worthy essay The Decay of Lying with the famous opening sentence, “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”. This sentiment has been ...
EQUAL IS NOT FAIR
When feminism was starting to get more attention from the public, the first argument from anti-feminist was “if you want to be equal to men then men can hit you ...
The Damaging Veil of Hiding and Distracting
The usage of euphemisms and the downplaying of gender issues in the media is rampant and is nothing but detrimental to our society. For a long time, our world has ...
Strong Enough
Manizha is a Russian singer born in Tajikistan and known to be an outspoken supporter of gender equality, LGBT community and migrants. She was selected to represent Russia at the ...
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 Heartbeat Bill
Recently, the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, signed the ‘Heartbeat Bill’. Starting from September, there will be a ban on abortions after six weeks of preganancy regardless of whether the ...