Science & Nature
Viccy Adams describes feeling like a dangerous woman for the first time as she becomes aware of the mysteries ascribed to her private body in public.
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Getting women and girls into science
Talat Yaqoob is the Director of Equate Scotland. In this post, she writes about women in STEM and the related event at the Audacious Women Festival.
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Changing universities from within…
Mary Bownes reflects on a long career in science and university leadership, contemplating whether being a ‘dangerous woman’ is to change an institution from within.
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Sally Wainwright on the Audacious Women Festival
Sally Wainwright tells us about the background of the Audacious Women Festival, its inception, its plans, and the power in its inclusivity.
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A poem by Alison Jones
Alison Jones explores the mainstream media representation of women who are fleeing conflict or are otherwise experiencing forced displacement.
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“From afar, she shimmers. Her sari is pillar-box red…” Sim Bajwa writes of women perceived as dangerous for defying social and cultural expectations.
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“We were Eve, Lilith, Circe, Pandora. They watched our transition from pink to red, their hearts in their throats,” writes Lily Stojcevski.
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Hips that Changed History
Victoria Shropshire tells the story of Josephine Baker, inspirational artist and resistance fighter. She also shares her own story and its dangerousness.
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S. Dickinson works with guns every day. Is something dangerous just because it is unusual? Here she writes about perceptions and experiences.
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