The Politics of Packing: Suitcases, Sexism and Gender Roles
The time for spring vacations is here, which means a series of different things in my online and offline circles: …
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Revenge Porn: The Demand Side
I’ve written about revenge porn before, when a law was passed against it. It’s an appalling act of betrayal and …
The Annual Balance Sheet: Project 3:28’s Report into Gender at Christian Conferences
Project 3:28 have just published their report into the gender balance of speakers at Christian conferences in 2015. This is …
Miss Pettigrew and the Provincial Lady: Women Looking at Women
Midcentury British fiction by women is one of my favourite genres, and I have the overdraft with Persephone Books to …
University Isn’t For Men?
Attempts to combat violent misogyny in British universities are putting men off going to uni. That’s the basic message of …
Adam and Steve Created He Them: Thoughts on Gender, Sexuality and Genesis 1
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created …
Marked Men: Taking A Bath Whilst A Being A Bloke
Well, that’s one fewer thing I need to worry about. According to the packing of these bathing products, I can …
The Battle of the Sexes: Metaphor and Violence
Yesterday I heard a TV presenter use the phrase “the Battle of the Sexes” yet again. It’s a set of …
“the use of the post-office is in her own hands” – Anthony Trollope, Pillar Boxes, and Love Letters
Anthony Trollope invented the pillar-box, and then regretted it. That’s one of those facts which has been at the back …
He Knows Me Better Than I Know Myself: Don’t Tell The Bride and Gender
I’ve only been married a year, so I’m hardly in a position to start making pronouncements on the subject. I …
