Feminists Are Getting Really Angry About That 'Feminist' Pantene Ad
A few days ago, the Pantene Philippines' "Labels Against Women" ad went viral. It was due in large part to an endorsement from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who called the ad “one of the most powerful...
View Article>Feminists Are Getting Really Angry About That 'Feminist' Pantene Ad
A few days ago, the Pantene Philippines' "Labels Against Women" ad went viral. It was due in large part to an endorsement from Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, who called the ad “one of the most powerful...
View ArticleLondon Chess Classic: Anand in joint lead after two rounds
Viswanathan Anand put behind the disappointment of the world championship loss and started his campaign by turning the tables on England’s Luke McShane and later drew with another Englishman Michael...
View ArticleWomen won't be silenced over River Island's 'Anti Nag Gag'
The Twitter storm over the high-street store's misogynistic product reveals the energetic shouting down of women who dare to speak out against sexism ...
View ArticleWorking trip to Budapest (World Chess Federation)
(Source: World Chess Federation) On January 28, the FIDE President during his working trip to Budapest visited the office of the Hungarian Chess Federation where he met with GM Judit...
View ArticleWomens brains not hard-wired for chess grandmaster Nigel Short
When Nigel Short, one of UK's greatest ever chess players, challenged Garry Kasparov for the world title in 1993 the pair met as bitter rivals.But it appears the British grandmaster ......
View ArticleOuting sexism is a growing sport – and a big step for equality
When a Russian official described Serena and Venus as the ‘Williams brothers’, he became the story ...
View Article10 common comments on feminist blogposts – and my responses
Since I founded the Everyday Sexism Project, I have been writing about the abuses that women face: from catcalling to violence. With almost comforting regularity, the same criticisms appear...
View ArticleLeading female chess players slam Nigel Short over women no good at chess jibe
English chess grandmaster Nigel Short has landed himself in hot water and has been slammed by leading female chess players after claiming that people should gracefully accept the fact that women are...
View ArticleSexism And The Media: As Election Heats Up, Are We Nearer To Tipping Point...
At the start of what is likely to be the most important feminist election cycle in American history, the role of women in the media has become a constant topic – yet the percentage of female voices...
View ArticleI am a Snoop Dogg fan. That doesn’t make me less of a feminist
When I first joined the women’s movement, in the late 1970s, I was sneered at for watching romcoms, for preferring dogs to cats, and – as time went on – refusing to go to Greenham Common. (I like a...
View ArticleNo act of sexism is 'too boring' to ignore
It doesn’t take long to whip up a feminist backlash. Women get a whiff of power and then people start freaking out that we can’t be trusted to handle it. But it’s not the blokes patronising the...
View ArticleAbbott ‘sexist’ more than misogynist: Australian politician
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is “a sexist” rather than a misogynist, a retiring politician from his party said in an interview yesterday, adding that he was just one of many in Australian...
View ArticleMasterChef offers a slice of sexism
We don't switch to reality television when we want to expand our minds, but their frivolous pleasures do not mean that these shows are beyond criticism and public debate. In the past week, the teaser...
View ArticleRussell Brand's 'love of a good woman' is not what feminism needs
On Thursday night, with all the solemnity of a foreign correspondent announcing a ceasefire, the Facebook account for the No More Page 3 campaign posted: "Twitter. Tonight." And here was a photograph...
View ArticleThe Chess Phoenix Rises Again>
Vishy Anand could be the Phoenix of Chess. Many times down, but never out. Again and again he rises up to snatch another tournament triumph, another world championship. Last year Anand lost the world...
View ArticleOf course women can play top-level chess How British Grandmaster Nigel Short...
For a top-ranked chess player with an enviable ability to think strategically, it was an uncharacteristically rash move. Nigel Short just claimed that men and women had differently wired ......
View ArticleBridget Christie to star in festival of feminist theatre in London
Injustices facing women today to be subject of Calm Down, Dear, a three-week event by Camden People's Theatre ...
View ArticleWomen not on top in chess
Chennai: German chancellor Angela Merkel is setting the economic agenda for European Union members and Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is able to snub the US, as she is upset with the super power's...
View ArticleThe queen who challenged the kings
The queen has made her last move. Judit Polgar, the greatest female chess player in chess, has retired from competitive chess. Statistics would also tell you that the 38-year-old Hungarian is the...
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