Tag Archive: Feminism
August 4, 2016 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of being Chief Bridesmaid for my friend Lynda’s wedding. We all received the works – professional make-up, hair, everything. It was quite a treat being able to literally roll out of bed at 8:30am and have it all taken care of. But I’ll tell you what wasn’t a treat. All the ladies... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! From the Heart Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Rant
May 30, 2016 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
I was beaming as I read the headline on my Facebook newsfeed. ‘No more tampon tax! HUZAH!’ I exclaimed with unadulterated delight as I sat at my office desk on a cool spring morning. (Image via) I was mid-dancing in my swivel chair when I noticed my colleague’s blank expression: ‘Do you care about that kind of stuff then?’ ‘Of course.’... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Wise up! Yazmin Joy
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
March 30, 2016 - Written by: Cas Sutherland
What a month this Women’s History Month has been! Living in China, it’s often easy to feel some level of disconnect from the fourth wave feminism of London or New York, but this month in Beijing has reminded me that women all over the world are fighting for the same thing: equality. Just because they don’t get to vote for... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Wise up!
March 21, 2016 - Written by: Olivia Lowry
‘I shall try to show exactly how the concept of the ‘truly feminine’ has been fashioned – why woman has been defined as the Other …’ In the introduction to her seminal 1949 text, The Second Sex, Simone de Beauvoir defined what it was to be a woman in society. The definition was declared and with it the call to... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Olivia Lowry Wise up!
March 8, 2016 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
In the intense heat of civil unrest in the 1950’s, jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, like most of the African American musicians at the time, was facing unprecedented opposition as she struggled to get into the prime music venues. Racial prejudice and the threat of violence had forced well known artists like Ella underground to play dingy nightclubs and small time... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! From the Heart Wise up! Yazmin Joy
January 4, 2016 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
When it comes to political, social and economic rights there has never been a better time in history to be a woman. We’re getting there, gradually, but we’re not there yet. And when you begin to look at the figures we’re not even close. Would it shock you to know that, according to the Global Media Monitoring Project, less than 24% of the... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Fire me up baby! Mirror Mirror: Self Improvement Wise up! Yazmin Joy
October 12, 2015 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard and Sarah Jessica Parker are just some of the high profile names who have recently rejected the word ‘feminism’ in favour of the term ‘humanism’. Why? Is political correctness on crack now? Hillary Clinton recently confessed in an interview with Lena Dunham that she was a little bit puzzled by women who believe in equal rights but don’t... Read the rest of this post...
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October 1, 2015 - Written by: Shiraz Engineer
Treasures, we’ve reached the end of the wedding season, and something’s just not marrying up in my mind (marrying? Geddit? I slay me). This summer, I couldn’t check my Facebook newsfeed at the weekend without a friend’s wedding pictures appearing. As I admired the dresses, the happy couple and the ‘doesn’t she look beautiful!’ statuses, my eyes always wandered over... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! Love & Relationships Rant Wise up!
March 9, 2015 - Written by: Yazmin Joy
A girl went to the market with her friends. While she was there a young boy tried to snatch her purse and run away. He was caught by a policeman. When the policeman began to beat the boy, the girl stopped him and said, ‘This child will learn nothing from this’. Then she turned to the boy and asked: ‘Why... Read the rest of this post...
Categories: Empowerment: Man! I feel Like a Woman! From the Heart Wise up! Yazmin Joy