May 23, 2016 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
I have two great fears: childbirth and murderers. Both involve (probably) pooping myself and (maybe) death. This blog is about the latter. Trying not to get killed is something I think about a lot. It’s a fear that I believe originated from unsupervised true crime marathons when I was a kid. And the fact my mother regularly calls me to question whether I am successfully dodging... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Yazmin Joy
February 2, 2015 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
I remember sitting with a couple of friends at university drinking tea one cold November evening. I remember it vividly because it was the night a friend told me that she had been sexually assaulted. She didn’t report him because she felt, at the time, she was to blame. She said she felt responsible for him getting the wrong idea. She was... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! From the Heart Yazmin Joy
October 27, 2014 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
This month the West End musical adaptation of Made in Dagenham made it’s debut on the global theatre scene – its themes of equality and women’s rights right on trend. As well as being a toe-tapping show-time delight – it really got me pondering sexism in 2014…. The true story of Dagenham’s working class women, who took their protests to parliament... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! London's Hidden Gems Yazmin Joy
August 8, 2014 - Written by: Cas Sutherland
‘Equality is in the eye of the beholder’ – Linda Grant. For some women, perhaps those of my grandmother’s generation, it must seem like we – the women of generation Y – have got everything women could hope for. That the women’s movement has finished its’ job. That we can do ANYTHING. My grandmother truly believes that EVERYTHING I attempt... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! From the Heart