Pink·22nd September 2021A historical perspective on sexuality labels Saga Hillbom Image description: two fists with “LGBTQ+” painted on the fingers Currently in the 21st century, our identities are often closely... Read More
Features·21st May 2021The Lone Woman: my journey travelling solo Sonia Richter Image description: a picture of Bath, taken by Sonia on her travels Early on, I mistook my teenage self for... Read More
Comment·15th March 2021Precarity of Protest: the Met’s treatment of women Melisande Prince-Hodges Image Description: women at a protest holding up a banner that reads “We Will Not be Silenced”. [CW: violence against... Read More
Comment·20th October 2020Women at Oxford: the Centenary Maya Szaniecki Image description: An aerial view of the Radcliffe Camera. October 2020 marks the centenary of female students being allowed to... Read More
Pink·2nd February 2020Am I gay enough yet? Lauren Shirreff When I was twelve, I started at my relatively small secondary school, after moving with my family down to Newcastle.... Read More
News·23rd October 2019Gender inequality shown as men dominate lecture lists Grace Davis Oxford lecture lists for some of the largest courses in Oxford have once again been dominated by male lecturers. Some... Read More
Profile·16th May 2019HP Women in Tech in conversation with the CEO of the Fawcett Society Molly Archer-Zeff In April, the Profile section was contacted by technology giant HP with an invite to attend their roundtable event in... Read More
CommentUniversity/Local Issues·2nd February 2019Opening up women-only scholarships undermines the fight for equality Meg Howells Image Description: four female students from Lady Margaret Hall. Last year, the Joanna Randall MacIver junior research fellowship, which was... Read More
Profile·19th October 2018Tawakkol Karman: Nobel Peace Prize winner, activist and journalist James Ashworth Image Credit: University of Salford Press Office/Ammar Abd Rabbo In Trinity term last year, I hurried to St. Catz after... Read More
Science and Technology·17th May 2018Do it #LikeaLadyDoc: Promoting Gender Equality in the NHS Workforce Jessica Prince In 1865, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson made history as the first women to qualify as a physician and surgeon. Since then,... Read More
Culture·26th May 2021Revolution ‘Girl Style’ – for whom? Feminist punk’s problem with whiteness Jade Calder Image description: a silhouette with a raised fist over a light orange background The year is 1991. You pick up... Read More
Gaming·30th March 2021Lara Croft – Fierce, Formidable, Female Jess Steadman Image Description: Lara Croft swinging on a rope in some ruins. She’s gaming’s bestselling heroine, holds 5 World Records, and... Read More
Features·15th March 2021International Women’s Day 2021: a girlboss celebration? Anna Ashkinazi When International Women’s day was first observed in 1911, women (and sympathetic men) were still starving themselves in prisons across... Read More
Comment·9th August 2020The Beauty Industry: it’s time we value women’s economic power Isabel Fleming Image description: woman receives face massage with a towel around her head as her skin is moisturised In amongst the... Read More
Comment·11th November 2019Misogyny is Driving Female MPs Away Jia Yi Tham As we move into the next General Election, more and more female Members of Parliament (MP) have announced their resignation.... Read More
Culture·6th July 2019Funny Females: Where are the women in comedy? Katie Sayer I’m sure we all remember the pithy response that Georgia, in Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, is given as a... Read More
News·7th April 2019Cambridge claim commanding victory over Oxford in women’s boat race Isla Chapin Cambridge has comfortably won the 74th annual Women’s Boat Race following on from their victory last year. This takes the... Read More
Profile·19th October 2018From Rhodes Scholar to first female Warden of Rhodes House: A conversation with Dr. Elizabeth Kiss Francesca Whitfield Image Credit: Elizabeth Kiss Dr. Elizabeth Kiss is the CEO and first female Warden of Rhodes House. Having received her... Read More
Profile·4th June 2018Mother of the House, Harriet Harman, on a lifetime in politics Jay Staker Harriet Harman is one of the most prominent political figures in recent history. A pioneer of women’s rights and representation,... Read More