Some people may claim that the UK government is embracing gender equality, yet the appointment of a female Prime Minister does not mean that the British political system offers an…
We’ve come across the scene in workplace dramas for decades. Man walks into office, sees a woman hunched over the desk, and out comes some variant of the sleazy line…
The 88th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony saw a step in the right direction for a lot of good causes: there was a shout out for LGTBQ awareness from Sam…
Martina Navratilova once said “the key is for women not to set any limits”. This statement represents everything that an athlete endeavours to achieve: to break barriers and break records.…
When we wrote our editorial last week pleading with EUSA candidates to avoid negative campaigning, we did so believing that they would be the ones likeliest to engage in this…
Student media has a responsibility to encourage and facilitate debate about student politics, to highlight issues which are in need of attention and to behave with sensitivity rather than engaging…
Last week, it was reported that The Sun were going to quietly suspend the featuring of topless models on Page Three – and everyone fell for it. For two days,…
The very mention of Dapper Laughs’ is enough to sum up the suit-clad, ‘sophisticated’ young men who might relish being branded a lad. Lad culture is a direct reaction against…
Institutional sexism in politics cannot be ignored
Some people may claim that the UK government is embracing gender equality, yet the appointment of a female Prime Minister does not mean that the British political system offers an…
“We Are Not Sirs”: 20th century assumptions and the modern world
We’ve come across the scene in workplace dramas for decades. Man walks into office, sees a woman hunched over the desk, and out comes some variant of the sleazy line…
Overtly political Oscar’s coverage failed to address gender inequality
The 88th annual Academy Awards (Oscars) ceremony saw a step in the right direction for a lot of good causes: there was a shout out for LGTBQ awareness from Sam…
Motorsport’s gender gap to blame for Susie Wolff’s retirement
Martina Navratilova once said “the key is for women not to set any limits”. This statement represents everything that an athlete endeavours to achieve: to break barriers and break records.…
Edinburgh, we have a problem.
When we wrote our editorial last week pleading with EUSA candidates to avoid negative campaigning, we did so believing that they would be the ones likeliest to engage in this…
Checking your privilege: not what you think it means
Student media has a responsibility to encourage and facilitate debate about student politics, to highlight issues which are in need of attention and to behave with sensitivity rather than engaging…
Media sexism goes beyond Page Three
Last week, it was reported that The Sun were going to quietly suspend the featuring of topless models on Page Three – and everyone fell for it. For two days,…
Dapper Laughs’ banter is hate-speech
The very mention of Dapper Laughs’ is enough to sum up the suit-clad, ‘sophisticated’ young men who might relish being branded a lad. Lad culture is a direct reaction against…