Gender Equality
Nation of brothers with late arriving sisters
Did you know women in Switzerland were only granted the vote in 1971? Before that, women’s suffrage was considered a dangerous idea, as Stefanie Kurt explains.
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Swati Ali gives us insight into the dangerous women of her family over several generations of life in India.
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‘A married woman doing her own, independent thing is threatening to the social fabric.’ Wendy Pillar recounts being a ‘dangerous woman’ on holiday.
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On women in chemistry careers
‘I am convinced that it is dangerous for women in science not to label ourselves as feminists.’ On Ada Lovelace Day, Polly Arnold discusses gender in chemistry.
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Did you know less than 15% of Wikipedia’s regular editors are women? Melissa Highton highlights the importance of more ‘dangerous women’ getting involved.
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What does it mean to be a dangerous woman? Depending on the time and the place, it could be the act of riding a bicycle, explains Lena Wånggren.
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when I got my first period…
Through autobiographical reflection, a provocative image and narratives of struggle in Ireland, Catherine Harper explores issues around women’s reproductive autonomy from puberty onwards.
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Annee Lawrence explores the life and writing of R. A. Kartini who left a powerful feminist, intellectual and nationalist legacy in Indonesia.
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In a post inspired by a photograph taken in 2015, Jo Shaw explores the imagery of ‘women with guns’.
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