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Image Description: A sign at a demonstration reading ‘the future is female’ PROPOSITION (Uri Shine) At its core, feminism is the belief that discrimination against women should be stamped out and replaced by equal rights and opportunities for people of all sexes, and a feminist is someone who holds such a belief. In practice, the […]
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Oxford lecture lists for some of the largest courses in Oxford have once again been dominated by male lecturers. Some of the worst subjects for their women representation in lectures this term are chemistry and computer science. Chemistry has this term just one women giving Prelim lecturers, and only 2 out of 28 lecturers for […]
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Thousands of people lined the River Thames between Putney and Mortlake to watch Cambridge win the 165th Men’s Boat Race with a time of 16 minutes 54 seconds. This takes them to their third win in the last five years, with a well-fought victory of just over a length. With the river tides having strengthened […]
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The Faculty of Philosophy’s recently announced measures to ‘feminise the curriculum’ have angered some quarters. Critics appear particularly taken aback by the call for a 40% target for female representation on our reading lists. The move has been dismissed as ‘virtue signalling’ (see the initial OxStu article here), a claim which suggests the department’s support […]
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When you hear the words ‘fashion week,’ typically the first image to pop into your head is one of the long catwalks of New York, London, Paris and Milan, featuring beautiful, tall, and thin women dressed exquisitely in the newest designs. For the most part, this image is true. In recent decades, fashion has been […]
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A report by Healthwatch Oxfordshire has found that more than 20 per cent of male Oxford students have used A&E during their time at University, compared with as little as nine per cent of the general public.
Continue ReadingThis week, Mr. Shan deliberates on the importance of a fitting suit and how to achieve it. The modern suit is to the working man what a set of armor is to the medieval knight: a sign of status and a necessity for survival. Whilst the consequence of donning an ill fitting suit might not […]
Continue ReadingA film company has been seeking bearded extras this week to take part in a new production of Thomas Hardy’s Far From the Madding Crowd. The film is set to star Carey Mulligan and Micahel Sheen, with filming set to take place near Bicester next month. Guy Campbell, crowd second assistant director, stated that people […]
Continue ReadingThe past few weeks in Oxford have seen a multitude of talks, events and PR aimed at raising the profile of feminism in our university and stimulating dialogue about gender relations. The ‘why I need feminism’ meme proved particularly potent, with dozens of men and women taking part. Despite the slightly odd use of the […]
Continue ReadingThis move to remove gender based restrictions on sub-fusc is a really positive step towards equality – not just for transgender individuals, but between men and women as well. Gore Vidal, the great American writer, passed away on Tuesday. Among his most famous comments was that “There are no homosexual people, only homosexual acts”. His implication: […]
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