I mean in a perfect world we wouldn’t need it. We’d all be equal. No-one would be criticised for looking any different from anyone else. Men wouldn’t have rights or privileges which we don’t have. But this isn’t a perfect world. We aren’t equal and we ARE criticised, made fun of, and exploited for being… Continue reading Why Feminism?

“Your feminism is brutal”, said an acquaintance recently. It was after I’d suggested that all boys be trained in equality, feminism, and what it’s like to be a woman in a man’s world. As usual, I was half-joking – but also thinking, as I said it, how sensible that might be. BRUTAL? NO! Brutal was… Continue reading Not brutal but determined

– Men take 12 days, all we get is 7! – I spent Christmas in Dorset. There, a “feminist Christmas” is being allowed 10 minutes off cooking the turkey to drink a cup of coffee! – Dorset is England’s forgotten county. Sandwiched between Hampshire (famous for Winchester and the shipyards of Portsmouth) and Devon (where… Continue reading THE SEVEN DAYS OF CHRISTMAS…