Feminism
Still Not Equal
‘A friend asked her editor for a pay rise. Surely, he replied, her husband was earning enough to support them both’
No More Shrinking
There are many reasons for a dearth of women in the upper echelons of the media, but female writers first have to toughen up
The “F” Word
‘I honestly don’t know what self-respecting women are supposed to call themselves now that “feminist” has grown so tainted’
Money can’t buy you love – Nichi Hodgson
Catherine Hakim is not a feminist name you will know. She may yet earn the moniker, “anti-feminist feminist”, once bestowed on Camille Paglia, but I doubt it. When you publish a book as risibly unsubstantiated as Honey Money: The Power of Erotic Capital (Allen Lane), being compared to Paglia would be like declaring Katie Price the new Bridget Bardot.
Airbrushing Oppression
The ‘Inspired by Muhammad’ poster campaign airbrushes the oppression of Muslim women
Mama Grizzlies
The rise of conservative feminism in the US shows that gender doesn’t determine political affiliation
Why do Western Women Convert?
The phenomenon of female conversion to Islam poses tough questions for feminists
A Veil of Silence Over Murder
Here in Britain, and all over the world, men are killing women on a point of ‘honour’. Why do we tolerate the intolerable?
Turning a Blind Eye to Misogyny
Liberals and feminists do not consider the oppression of women a pressing concern when done in the name of culture or religion
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal