‘No, I really don’t think you understand, no really you’re not getting it.’ ‘Well, actually, that’s not the correct approach’ ‘It’s alright if can’t comprehend this concept, most people can’t.’ This female engineering student told The Student that these were things said her by her male counterpart, here at the University of Edinburgh. She did […]
The British government admitted in January 2023 that more than 200 unaccompanied asylum-seeking children have ‘disappeared’ from government-administered accommodation, to deafening silence from politicians, the media, and the public. In contrast, 100 years ago, British philanthropist Eglantyne Jebb drafted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child, a seminal document which would be adopted by […]
It’s an experience many women know all too well: You’re watching a sports match in public or reacting to the ESPN notification on your phone when suddenly, a man takes notice. “Oh, do you like that team?” he asks. Before you can answer, he cuts you off. “Who was their highest goal scorer in 2004? […]
Formula 1, since its initiation in 1950, has been dominated by men both on and off-track. Only two women have raced in a Grand Prix in the history of the series, the last being Lella Lombardi in 1976. The fact that there are currently no drivers identifying as women on the F1 grid can be […]
I first stumbled across Tapestry as a cult Gilmore Girls fan who couldn’t get enough of the show’s opening theme, ‘Where You Lead’. There was a sense of ease that my 14-year-old self felt watching the soundtracked montage of the characters growing up as the seasons passed and credits rolled. Now at 21, the song […]
Twenty minutes into Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s acclaimed series Fleabag, our distraught and grieving protagonist confesses her greatest fear: “I have a horrible feeling that I’m a greedy, perverted, selfish, apathetic, cynical, depraved, morally bankrupt woman who can’t even call herself a feminist.” The first time I watched this scene, it felt like a revelation. There were […]
What She Can Teach Us This Women’s History Month Now, more than ever, we need to include amongst our influencer figures strong and outspoken women who are unafraid to speak their truth, and who will do so for those who can’t. I think it’s time to finally recognise Taylor Swift as one of these figures. […]