Imogen discusses the media's representation of Hillary Clinton as a wife rather than a politician. And how all female politicians are treated like this; devaluing their professional achievements in pursuit of sexist abuse.
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My Name is Peaches: The Story of Nina Simone
Isabelle Waterfall tells the important story of Nina Simone, a prominent civil rights activist and singer. Her music was significant in providing a voice for black women who were excluded from sexist black power movements, and racist women's liberation movements.
How Science Got Women Wrong: An Interview with Angela Saini
Rebecca interviews Angela Saini about her book 'Inferior' that discusses scientific research into sex differences. Debating whether it is biology or society that may have created these differences.
Race, Class, and the Demographics of the British Suffragette Movement
Olivia discusses the role of working class women, and women of colour during the British Suffrage Movement. She focuses on particular women who haven't been recognised enough for their contributions.
Pocahontas: A Life Colonised
How far has Pocahontas' life been whitewashed to support colonial myths and modern American values? Olivia Dehnavi explores the real woman behind the Disney story.
Women of the White House: What We Can Expect of Melania
James writes about what impact Melania Trump might have as First Lady by looking back at the remarkable women who have been her predecessors.
An Interview with Baroness Helena Kennedy QC
Rebecca interviews Baroness Helena Kennedy QC about her views on how women can be treated equally by the law.
A Brief History of Turkish Cross-Cultural Psychologist Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (1940-2017)
Dr Mert and Dr Çizakça write about Professor Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı: A prominent Turkish Psychologist whose theories on 'The Model of Family Change' and the 'Autonomous-Related Self' gave her much recognition in the field of Psychology.
An Interview with Professor Teresa Anderson MBE
Rebecca interviews Professor Teresa Anderson MBE the Director of Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre about women in physics
A Conversation with Jane Robinson on Bluestockings
Ellen Pasternack talks to Jane Robinson about her book, Bluestockings: A Remarkable History of the First Women to Fight for an Education. Jane Robinson’s Bluestockings paints a story of small victories, of a series of women who each managed to get her foot in the door and leave it open a little wider for those… Continue reading A Conversation with Jane Robinson on Bluestockings
