Tag: women leaders
In the lead up to the US Presidential election, Meryl Kenny looks at gender in politics, from ‘dangerous’ and ‘nasty’ women to the glass ceiling above them.
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Lúthien’s challenge to Middle-earth
J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth is criticised for its lack of female characters. Here, Anahit Behrooz demonstrates there is at least one notable exception.
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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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She, the Emperor
Chiew-Siah Tei takes us back to the Tang Dynasty, when a woman would rise from lowly concubine to the first and only female emperor in China.
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A female king
The woman who would be Pharaoh. Stephanie Aulsebrook introduces one of the most determined women in the history of ancient Egypt.
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Seeing powerful women in a new frame
Artist Satdeep Grewal’s exhibition reframes perceptions of women who have inhabited positions of power despite criticism or attacks based on gender or race.
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The paradox of Sri Lanka’s elite political women
In the 1960s, Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female prime minister, and yet Sri Lanka’s elite political women continue to face gendered social and power dynamics.
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon explains what being labelled a ‘dangerous woman’ means for her
The Dangerous Women Project was inspired in part by powerful women being labelled–often by mainstream media outlets–as threats or as outright dangerous. Here, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reflects on being given the title ‘dangerous woman’, and what women who challenge the status quo can achieve.
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