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POV photography project puts women in the frame

POV photography project puts women in the frame

17 May 2013 00:00 - Joonji Mdyogolo
In an industry dominated by male-made images, an extraordinary international project offers very personal points of view of five female photographers.
Anne Frank's diary isn't pornographic – it just reveals an uncomfortable truth

Anne Frank's diary isn't pornographic – it just reveals an uncomfortable truth

02 May 2013 12:54 - Emer O'Toole
Instead of banning the diary from schools, as Gail Horalek would like, we should teach girls not to be ashamed of their bodies.
Find a husband: What's feminism really about?

Find a husband: What's feminism really about?

02 Apr 2013 10:10 - Joanna Moorhead
Susan Patton, criticised for her advice to female students, has stumbled on a truism ignored by feminism – having a career is not everything.
Porn is like meat: Ask how it is made before consuming it

Porn is like meat: Ask how it is made before consuming it

18 Mar 2013 16:00 - Tanya Gold
On the issue of porn, Tanya Gold is with the Saudi Arabians: the freedom to watch a woman gag on a penis is not one she cherishes.
Femen takes topless protests worldwide

Femen takes topless protests worldwide

07 Mar 2013 08:19 - AFP
Ukraine's feminist group Femen has delved in what some call a new brand of feminist activism with their global topless protests.
No more gender-based activism

No more gender-based activism

22 Feb 2013 00:00 - Nedine Moonsamy
Feminist polemic can breed defensiveness. How can we make it more fully inclusive?
Lady book cover outrages Plath fans

Lady book cover outrages Plath fans

08 Feb 2013 11:48 - Alexandra Topping
A new edition to mark the 50th anniversary of The Bell Jar has seen the publisher accused of portraying the book as glorified chick lit.
Opinion: A workplace for women, by women

Opinion: A workplace for women, by women

05 Feb 2013 06:00 - Verashni Pillay
Is the workplace inherently sexist? Verashni Pillay thinks so and thanks one Facebook executive for starting a conversation on how to change that.
Post-feminism gets legs

Post-feminism gets legs

18 Jan 2013 00:00 - Joonji Mdyogolo
Why is a woman's body image - from girlhood to adulthood - fraught with so many issues, asks Joonji Mdyogolo.
The royals Katerpult to glory

The royals Katerpult to glory

21 Sep 2012 04:17 - Tanya Gold
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is topless in the French magazine Closer - and it is too close. The duchess is no feminist, or anything like one.
Women ignored in tragedy at Marikana

Women ignored in tragedy at Marikana

14 Sep 2012 00:00 - Mail & Guardian Correspondent
The Marikana saga exposes the injustice raging in our society, writes a group of organisations that work with marginalised people.
Iconic Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown dies

Iconic Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown dies

14 Aug 2012 10:14 - Jocelyn Noveck
Before there was Sex and the City, there was Sex and the Single Girl. And before there was Carrie Bradshaw, there was Helen Gurley Brown.
Cumtree boorish attitude as sexy as catching a virus

Cumtree boorish attitude as sexy as catching a virus

03 Aug 2012 06:33 - Jen Thorpe
Jen Thorpe explains why FeministsSA does not support adult classifieds website, Cumtree's way of doing things.
Women's lib, yeah

Women's lib, yeah

30 May 2012 08:29 - Dominique Soguel
Women in Libya are hoping to draft a Constitution to show they can be much more than just sexy bodyguards or accessories to murder.

Divide and rule, feminists

16 Mar 2012 18:22 - Zoe Williams
When we try to present a united front we are not asking too much of ourselves, we are asking too little, says Zoe Williams.

Am I an ungrateful feminist?

02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Milisuthando Bongela
Femininity and masculinity are in a constant state of flux.

Iran's female ninjas: Fighting for sexual equality

21 Feb 2012 10:25 - Staff Reporter
In a country where women's rights -- including what they wear -- are severely curtailed many have come up with a new way of channelling their rage

'Freedom a reality for only a few women'

09 Aug 2011 12:03 - Staff Reporter
Freedom from oppression is only a reality for a fortunate few women in South Africa, the Democratic Alliance said on National Women's Day.
Sharing, caring, and being inspired by Eve

Sharing, caring, and being inspired by Eve

25 Jul 2011 22:00 - Jen Thorpe
Young feminist Jen Thorpe recalls her first experience of Eve Ensler's work, and the project it inspired.

Berlusconi the focus of day of protests by women

14 Feb 2011 13:32 - Staff Reporter
Thousands join marches for respect and values in country with gender gap worse than Kazakhstan's.

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