In the 1930s, Mills & Boon started circulating escapist fiction for women. Eighty years later, the company is still engaged in publishing novels that are mostly romantic in nature. However, with the proliferation of psychic readers and the fascination of Read More …
Are Psychic Readings Mills & Boon for New Age Women?
Offbeat Careers and Jobs for Feminists
Forbes reported that women are starting to narrow the gender wage gap. As per the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) report, women are taking home 81 cents for every dollar men are paid. In addition, reports show that young Read More …
Eight Great Chiropractic Books For Women
It is a known fact that women read more literary and fictional books compared with men. Moreover, they also frequent book clubs, libraries and book sales. If and when you come across books on sale, look for and add these Read More …
Alternatives to Jewellery: A Feminist Viewpoint
Jewellery has a chequered history when you really look into it. Baubles worn by men and women in the past, especially the ancient past, to signify wealth and position. Rings we all know, as they continue to be popular today, Read More …
Feminist Porn: Women In Porn Taking Their Bodies Back
What is the old adage, “if you can’t beat them, join them”? Women who have, apparently, been exploited by men in the pornography industry since it began, are now taking control of some porn businesses themselves. Not all women are Read More …
Making Money & Navigating Debt For Women
A national survey revealed that women carry more credit card debt than men. The most likely reason is that women are paid less than men. Labour statistics show that women on average earn 81% of the median salary men make Read More …
Feminist Marketing: Can Advertising Eclipse Editorial?
We are all seeing the demise of editorial and the continued rise of advertorial. Journalism as a profession is shrinking and being replaced by opinion and public relations. Newspapers are dying off in droves in print and their online equivalents Read More …
Women’s Health Should Be Dictated By Women
For too long women’s health issues have been dictated by men. In the recent past, most doctors were male and government health departments were invariably run by men. Things like pregnancy, child birth, abortion, and sexual health were adjudged and Read More …
Serial Pests and Stalkers: It’s Getting Worse For Women
I think that there is always a period when things appear to be getting worse before they actually get better. For women globally, and in particular in the West, in regard to serial pests and stalkers (men) things are on Read More …
Being an Independent Escort Is Not a Feminist Statement
As a feminist I have certain ideas about what it means to be a woman and what it means to be a feminist; within those conceptual ideas there is, of course, a hell of a lot of diversity. Women are Read More …