"You're Not Like Most Girls": A Note on Tinder Etiquette
Emily O’Dowd discusses the messages she receives on Tinder, arguing that misogynistic exchanges are not necessarily the most problematic. accompanied by the original artwork of Tabby Carless Frost.
“Please Get Your (Meat) Balls Out of My Pizza”: A Feminist Ethnography
in this ethnography, Alejandra explores the love and resilience to be found in female friendships and great food.
Personal Theatre: A Consideration of Self
Caroline Batson discusses the important role that clothing plays in our social interactions, a notion that she deems to be an act of personal theatre.
Our Generation is Romantically Screwed
in this piece on dating, Katie Buckley examines whether women of her generation will have to choose between love and progress.
Alone Time is Necessary, Not Selfish
in this piece, Katie Buckley examines the gendered notion of the 'man cave', arguing that everyone deserves time to themselves.
Reader, I Dumped Him
in this piece on the nature of romance, Katie Buckley challenges the convention of the rom-com narrative.
Summer Reading: Moon Tigers and Women Writers
Katie Buckley recommends another summer read, and examines why women writers are often seen as ‘confessional’.
Summer Reading: Camomile, Sea Salt and Love
Katie Buckley begins a three part series where she recommends the perfect books for summer. this week, she looks at The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley.
The Sweetness of Doing Nothing
Katie Buckley examines the huge pressures placed on millennials and champions the importance of summer relaxation.
Women Appear: The Price of Beauty
in the final instalment of her selfhood series, Katie Buckley questions the value our society places on conventional beauty.
Everything I Know About Love, I Learnt from Women
Katie Buckley celebrates Dolly Alderton's book, Everything I Know About Love and examines the nature of female friendship.
Women Appear: Sex and Vulnerability
in the second instalment of her trilogy, Katie Buckley examines how patriarchal expectation destroys the intimacy of sex.
An Open Letter to my Ex
for some audiences, watching this year’s Love Island has been quite triggering and has provoked one of our writers to write ‘An Open Letter to My Ex’, detailing the impact and experience of being gaslit by a partner. original artwork by Imogen Bristow.
Women Appear: Searching for Self
Katie Buckley’s first instalment in a trilogy explores the performative nature of female selfhood.