By Shauna Pomerantz, Brock University, St. Catharines, ON. Now that the dust has settled on one of the most publicized popular culture controversies in recent history, it is time to reflect on what MileyContinue reading
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Women of the World: International Day of the Girl
By Hannah Iqbal, Cardiff University. On Friday 11th October, at 7.30am, 200 women and girls gathered in the foyer of the Queen Elizabeth Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. Why were these women and girls wereContinue reading
Reporting Feminist Potential at ‘The Rebirth of Feminism’ conference (Middlesex University, 30th October 2013 #mdxfeminism)
By Yvette Taylor, GEA Member I was excited to be invited to speak at ‘The Rebirth of Feminism’ conference, with the title posing potential… and, perhaps, problems or even pain. A ‘rebirth’ is loaded withContinue reading
NEW SERIES: Advances in Critical Diversities
The ninth international Gender and Education Association conference, Compelling Diversities, Educational Intersections, will take place in London this week. Hosted by the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, papers, keynotes and symposia are setContinue reading
Sexual Citizens, Tomboys and Sexting
Reporting back from the 2013 Young Sexualities Postgraduate Conference at Cardiff University Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Email to a friend
Breaking the Mould – it’s child’s play
Resources for teachers and parents about children’s books that challenge gender stereotypes Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Email to a friend
The Importance of Girl Things
Why are girl things so despised? Consider the derisive response to music girls like, movies and television shows girls watch, social networking sites girls inhabit, activities in which girls engage, and the clothes girls wear.Continue reading
On the ascendance: education as a key to global feminism?
GEA Policy Report, March 2013 International women’s week was inaugurated in the media this year in a quiet way and yet it has spawned a tremendous amount of footage in the press and other media,Continue reading
Women’s lives, women’s stories
To mark International Women’s Day 2013, the University of Huddersfield’s Feminist Research Group are holding their inaugural event ‘Women’s Lives, Women’s Stories: A Feminist Narrative Research Symposium’. Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe toContinue reading
What does feminism mean today, given that it is fifty years since the beginnings of ‘second-wave’ feminism?
GEA Policy Report, March 2013 Share on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Email to a friend
