Sexism In A 'Lawless Society'
TW: Sexual Violence, Rape, War and Violence At Our Streets Now, our focus is the criminalisation of street harassment., one of the most...
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Caitlin Sweeney
- Sep 8
- 3 min
The Problem With The Phrase 'Boys Will Be Boys'
TW: Mention of Violence, Suicide and Sexual Assault Boys Will Be Boys. This everyday phrase has sparked widespread, complicated debate....
Caitlin Sweeney
- Aug 31
- 3 min
Is 'Female CEO' Empowering Or Limiting
Is this empowering or limiting? Since trying to build my professional platform on LinkedIn it has come to my attention how much it is...
Hannah Milner
- Aug 20
- 4 min
An Exploration Into Weaponised Incompetance
Weaponised Incompetence I want to start off this blog post by saying I know! It’s so weird that I don’t use TikTok, and I must be one of...
Madelaine
- Aug 12
- 5 min
Putting Yourself In The Fast Lane - Imposter Syndrome
Today I want to discuss the concept of 'Imposter Syndrome'; to understand it, spot it, and prevent the self-limitation imposed on us by...
Madelaine
- Jul 23
- 4 min
Intersectional Feminism: Why It's So Important NOW
TW: Discussions of Ableism Intersectionality may sound like a complicated word and coupling it with the term feminism may make it seem...
Lucy Gordon
- Jul 15
- 2 min
Navigating Public Spaces Designed For Men
TW: Public Sexual Harrassment A quick search for which app is best for female safety receives a staggering 347,000,000 results. Before...
Hannah Milner
- Jul 11
- 4 min
Ask For Angela: Keeping Women Safe And How We Can Do Better
TW: Discussions of Women's Safety If you have ever been to a bar, you have most likely seen an ‘Ask for Angela’ poster in the female...
Harriet Clark
- May 5
- 11 min
The 'Ideal Victim' hierarchy
The idea of victimhood is simply a social construct. The Criminal Justice System (CJS), the media and the public all play a part in...
Phoebe Carey
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Book Review : Fattily Ever After
TW: racism, fatphobia, misogyny, mental health, self-harm Stephanie Yeboah is a blogger, Instagram queen and fat-acceptance advocate. In...
Milly Gibson
- Jun 16, 2021
- 5 min
A Dive into History: Marsha P. Johnson
TW: sexual assault, murder, prostitution, violence, mental illness. Marsha P. Johnson was an American drag queen and transgender gay...
Steph Mlot
- Jun 4, 2021
- 4 min
Childfree by Choice
My biological clock broke years ago. I don’t remember a day in my life I've wanted children. To carry them, birth them, feed them, raise...
Isobel Howe
- May 24, 2021
- 4 min
Does the ECHR protect against public sexual harassment?
Public sexual harassment (PSH) is an invasion of privacy, without consent, period. In the UK, individuals have the right to respect for a...
Harriet Norris
- May 22, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review: Girl, Woman, Other
TW: Sexual Assault, Misogyny, Mental Health, Racism and Grief The adoring critics’ comments and praise on the cover of Bernardine...
Jessica Jarvis
- May 14, 2021
- 7 min
Mental Health Allyship
TW: Mental Health Discussion In the UK, around 1 in 6 adults and 1 in 10 young people have a common mental health problem. Yet, the...
Briony Brake
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
I Changed The Way I Dressed Because Of Men
A few years ago, when I was at university, I went through a phase of being more adventurous than usual in my outfit choices. I distinctly...
Milly Gibson
- Apr 30, 2021
- 5 min
Anyone who thinks they’re free from patriarchy is lying, and this is why
Feminism today does make me crack a smile. To see how far we’ve come, looking back through the years, the decades, and even the...
Jasmin
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
I am Not your Yellow Fever
“You look exotic. I like it.” are words that came from my high school crush. Back then I believed it was meant to be a compliment but...
Lily Armstrong
- Apr 21, 2021
- 3 min
Unmasking Stalking: National Stalking Awareness Week 19th - 23rd April 2021
Monday (19th April) marked the beginning of National Stalking Awareness Week, so we’ve put together an Our Streets Now...
Evie Nichols
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Book Review : I Refuse to Condemn: Resisting Racism in Times of National Security
‘Do you now condemn what he does?’ On the 26th February 2015, Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow asked the above question to Asim Qureshi,...