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In Defence of Irrationality: why Mehdi Hasan is wrong about sensible debate
The former New Statesman editor Mehdi Hasan has announced that, when it comes to abortion, he stands with that noted advocate of women's rights, the late Christopher Hitchens – that…
Abortion: what do people think?
This post first appeared on Jim Jepps' blog While there are many Conservatives who are in favour of the current abortion time limits it seems that if you’re a cabinet…
Feminists shouldn't have to strip off to get in the Guardian
It's not often you have a controlled experiment in analysing media content. Each story only happens once, so it's nearly impossible to say that it wouldn't have been reported, or…
Tabloids insult dead PCs in pursuit of a back-to-the-50s agenda
Above are two front pages, from today's Mirror and Daily Mail, each carrying stories about one or both of PC Fiona Bone and PC Nicola Hughes, murdered while on duty…
Where is gender in our economic justice?
I recently went to a conference looking at the future of Europe. In one section, a group of us were talking about the kind of economy we'd like to see,…
Why is it always women who are accused of careerism?
I am not going to name names, that wouldn't be fair. But I am fed up with people accusing prominent female activists of being careerists. It might just be that…
Why Theresa May's immigration proposals are a feminist issue
One of big news stories this week is that Home Secretary Theresa May has been briefing MPs on proposals to introduce a minimum income requirement for UK citizens who want…
Feminism 101
EK McAlpine is taking part in the Fuck The Patriarchy Readathon in aid of Rape Crisis - donate here. My name is EK McAlpine and I am a strident feminist.…
Women’s lifestyle magazines hate women
EK McAlpine discusses this issue in episode 5 of her podcast A Slice of Feminism, which you can listen to at the bottom of the page. I had everything for…
Rape culture, not Asian culture, is to blame for Rochdale
Follow Emma-Kate McAlpine on Twitter and on Tumblr. She discusses this story in her third podcast with Lauren Cole, which you can play at the bottom of this page. The…